A Framework for Sustainable Implementation of E-Medicine in Transitioning Countries
Organizations in developed countries such as the United States of America and Canada face difficulties and challenges in technology transfer from one organization to another; the complexity of problems easily compounds when such transfers are attempted from developed to developing countries due to d...
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| description | Organizations in developed countries such as the United States of America and Canada face difficulties and challenges in technology transfer from one organization to another; the complexity of problems easily compounds when such transfers are attempted from developed to developing countries due to differing socioeconomic and cultural environments. There is a gap in the formation of research and education programs to address technology transfer issues that go beyond just transferring the technologies to sustaining such transfers for longer periods. This study examined telemedicine transfer challenges in three Sub-Sahara African countries and developed a framework for sustainable implementation of e-medicine. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used. The study findings indicate that e-medicine sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa is affected by institutional factors such as institutional environment and knowledge management practices; technical factors such as the technological environment and technology transfer project environment; social environmental factors such as social environment and donor involvement. These factors were used to model the proposed framework. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-de321c348bef44a38bbe7ed5aadaa92c2025-02-03T06:42:20ZengWileyInternational Journal of Telemedicine and Applications1687-64151687-64232013-01-01201310.1155/2013/615617615617A Framework for Sustainable Implementation of E-Medicine in Transitioning CountriesStephen Robert Isabalija0Victor Mbarika1Geoffrey Mayoka Kituyi2Department of Business Administration, Makerere University Business School, 1337 Kampala, UgandaInternational Center for Information Technology and Development, Southern University and A and M College, P.O. Box 9723, Baton Rouge, LA 70813-9723, USADepartment of Business Computing, Makerere University Business School, 1337 Kampala, UgandaOrganizations in developed countries such as the United States of America and Canada face difficulties and challenges in technology transfer from one organization to another; the complexity of problems easily compounds when such transfers are attempted from developed to developing countries due to differing socioeconomic and cultural environments. There is a gap in the formation of research and education programs to address technology transfer issues that go beyond just transferring the technologies to sustaining such transfers for longer periods. This study examined telemedicine transfer challenges in three Sub-Sahara African countries and developed a framework for sustainable implementation of e-medicine. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used. The study findings indicate that e-medicine sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa is affected by institutional factors such as institutional environment and knowledge management practices; technical factors such as the technological environment and technology transfer project environment; social environmental factors such as social environment and donor involvement. These factors were used to model the proposed framework.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/615617 |
| spellingShingle | Stephen Robert Isabalija Victor Mbarika Geoffrey Mayoka Kituyi A Framework for Sustainable Implementation of E-Medicine in Transitioning Countries International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications |
| title | A Framework for Sustainable Implementation of E-Medicine in Transitioning Countries |
| title_full | A Framework for Sustainable Implementation of E-Medicine in Transitioning Countries |
| title_fullStr | A Framework for Sustainable Implementation of E-Medicine in Transitioning Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Framework for Sustainable Implementation of E-Medicine in Transitioning Countries |
| title_short | A Framework for Sustainable Implementation of E-Medicine in Transitioning Countries |
| title_sort | framework for sustainable implementation of e medicine in transitioning countries |
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