Expert Systems In Developing Countries
Practice And Promise
1st Edition
Published on 17. February 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-8133-8397-2 (ISBN)
Description
An exploration of the potential of microcomputers to aid technology transfer through the use of expert systems (ES). The contributors describe a wide range of ES applications in agriculture, geographic information systems and health - all of them created specifically for use in the Third World.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-8397-2 (9780813383972)
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Content
Harnessing shell-based knowledge engineering environments - an applications-based perspective; roles for expert systems in agricultural development; expert systems for agrotechnology transfer; AgAssistant - an experimental system builder for agricultural applications; knowledge acquisition - a case history of an insect control expert system; expert systems for information transfer about soil and crop management in developing countries; a knowledge-based expert system for planning and design of agro-forestry systems; DREAGIS - a knowledge-based agricultural geographic information system for the Dominican Republic; diffusion of computer technology in primary health care in the Third World; medical expert systems for developing countries - an application in primary health care; financing scheme portfolio for health services in developing countries - an expert system approach; expert system as metaphor - the AskARIES knowledge-base; future promise in light of current practice.