Affiliations: [a] CIFOCICA (Central American Scientific Research and
Education Center or "Centro de Investigación y Formación
Científica Centroamericano") in Costa Rica, De la Pops, 400 Sur, 100
Este, Apt:2, Curridabat, San José, Costa Rica. Tel.: +506 234 1136; Fax:
+506 253 5456; E-mail: fuatalican@yahoo.com
Abstract: Projects variously designated "e-society," "e-government," and
"e-transformation" initiatives attract increasing attention in academic
circles and the business community. They remain in the limelight due almost
always to the high costs involved in their implementation, often to their
ambitious aims related to social and economic development, and sometimes,
though not so seldom, to their failure. One such project with grand ambitions
is Turkey's "Information Society Strategy," an integral part of the country's
efforts in e-transformation. The aim of this paper is to analyze the project
from the perspective of the Turkish software sector, with emphasis on technical
and methodological flaws as well as on ethical problems. The overriding goal is
to enrich the body of research regarding e-society efforts and the software
sector.
Keywords: E-society, e-transformation, Information Society Strategy, software, Turkey
