ABSTRACT
Developing countries are rapidly adopting information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the hope of achieving accelerated economic growth. This hope is expressed in even a relatively well-balanced document as the most recent Human Development Report (UNDP 2001). However, studies have shown only limited correlation between investment in ICT and traditional economic growth indices (Wellenius et al. 2000, Yang 2001). The findings of general failure in such studies have led others to question whether ICTs have any real effect on national development (Heeks 1999). Whether ICT is a silver bullet or an enticing siren is a key question facing us today.
