A framework for sustainable implementation of e-medicine in transitioning countries
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Date
2013-11-18
Authors
Isabalija, Stephen Robert
Mbarika, Victor
Mayoka Kituyi, Geoffrey
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Hindawi publishing corporation
Abstract
Organizations in developed countries such as theUnited States ofAmerica andCanada 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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Research article
Keywords
Organizations in developed countries, socioeconomic and cultural environments, framework
Citation
Isabalija,S.R.,Mbarika,V.,Mayoka,K.G.(2013).A frame work for sustainable of e-medicine in transitioning countries,1-12.