Empirical study on information and communication technology and youth in a developing country
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Date
2005
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Publisher
International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making
Abstract
The phenomenal growth of information communication technology (IcT)Especially the internet has affected youth in developed and developing country like. although progressing at a slower rate in developing country than in any other part of the world , internet connectively is also transforming in face of african. This paper presents a study that examines what nigeria youths use internet for and which of the internet use has adverse effect on the youth's social life . it reveals that majority of youths use internet for e-mail making use of yahoo followed by Hotmail,and the study also reveals that over 50% of youths interviewed visit pornographic site.
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International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, Volume 4,No 2 ,p 297-309
Keywords
information communication technology, internet, E-mail, yahoo, Hotmail