1.1   Information dissemination must for social change               1
1.2   Challenge of information processing in Government              5
1.3   Motivation in knowledge based industries                      10
1.4   Information technology for economic prosperity                14
1.5   Information as an aid to progress                             19
1.6   Quality assurance to standards                                23
1.7   GATT & intellectual property rights: Capitulation by India?   27
1.8   Information technology for group work                         31
1.9   Information system for district planning                      37
1.10  Information gathering from district level                     43
1.11  Key considerations in data collection                         49
1.12  Computer training in districts                                56
1.13  Computer training at state level                              63
1.14  Changing manpower needs of computer industry                  69
1.15  Information dissemination for national development            74
1.16  How developing countries will face information age            80
1.17  Global cooperation needed on information technology           82
1.18  India: a reservoir of trained specialists                     84
1.19  Computer security and control for the Nineties                85
1.20  Computerisation: only greater awareness will help             90
1.21  Job creation potential of computers                           93
1.22  Computer defence against scams                                97
1.23  Social, legal and security aspects of an information society 101
1.24  Challenges are many, opportunities greater                   105
1.25  Managing information systems                                 109