THE DIGITAL FUTURE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION (STI) IN THE SUDANESE RESEARCH COMMUNITY

摘要

Sudan is a country rich in heritage; scientific research outputs and traditional knowledge are the Collective Scientific Memory. This paper reviews S&D and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development in the country. It aims to optimize the use of information and knowledge systems in the research community to explore new areas of research and elaborate on expected values of the digital future. The most important findings of this study are that the existence of entities within traditional organizational structures and the environment is conducive to creativity, and that the range of innovation is limited. STI is hampered by lack of coordination, communication and cooperation, a fragile infrastructure and insufficient financial and human resources. In conclusion the study proposes a digital system for sharing and exchange of S&T knowledge i.e. for the open flow of information and knowledge for research projects, in order to revolutionize the prevailing reality in research institutions for them to cope and position themselves in the information and knowledge society.