The Internet as a development factor

In connection with a Danida project about the use of Internet in university libraries, an investigation into African researchers' and librarians' expectations of the Internet was conducted. The investigation, situated in Ghana and South Africa, indicates that the Internet has a large potential to improve access to information and break down the isolation that the countries experience. Another aim of the investigation was to look into the possibilities of proving a direct connection between access to the Internet and the traditional methods of measuring a country's development process.