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Title:
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TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING INFORMATION SECURITY IN ZANZIBARS PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS: A DEVELOPING COUNTRYS VIEW |
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Author(s):
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Hussein Shaaban, Marc Conrad, Tim French |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-67-0 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2012 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Developing countries; information security; culture; governance |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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516 |
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Last Page:
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520 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Information Systems (IS) have become important tools in developing countries for data management, visualisation hence an essential tool to aid decision makers at all levels within organisations of all types, both private and public sector. This paper seeks to redefine the term developing country from an information security perspective. The empirical investigation involved a survey wherein questionnaires and face to face interviews were used, field observations, documents review and a review of literature, in the specific context of one exemplar developing nation: Zanzibar. The findings show that national culture, skills in information security, information assurance technologies implementation, adoption of standards and best practice, as well as legal and regulatory framework all de facto redefine our notions of developing and developed nations in the context of IS management and E-Governance. The definitions and findings used herein are intended to be generalised so as to offer guidance in planning IS using suitable frameworks tailored to meet the specific organisational and cultural needs that are typically found in developing countries. |
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