Informatics Forpeace & Development in South Asia: Perspectives of Saarc

The role of information and this high technology is of very crucial importance in building up the South Asian nations capacity for fast economic growth as every facet of modern economy,political and social system is now dependent on the ability to communicate and to access,process and distill the information in every possible form-voice,data,video etc.This study has taken all these factors in drawing out a regional policy in informatics in the region to promote fast economic growth,such stable relationships among the countries as based on mutual trust,goodwill and collective self reliance.In the Chapter "Informatics and SAARC:Techno Economic Imperatives",the fact of building of technological self reliance across the region has been greatly emphasized.Other Chapters are,viz,Chapter"Explaining Pitroda's Model,Informatics and SAARC:Peace Imperatives,SAARC and North South Dialogue.This study concludes with a case for proper alteration of government interventionist efforts through collective self reliance and mutual cooperation aimed at restructuring the demand for and supply of advanced information technologies in their respective national economies.