Tourism Capacity Development in India: The Use of ICT Enabled Mechanisms

The purpose of this research is to explore if ICT mechanisms play a role in capacity building in Indian Tourism. It uses a cross disciplinary approach with ICT as well as Tourism concepts being examined. The study is divided into two parts, the first dealing with determining the main gaps in the tou...

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Main Author: Bhasin, Dolly
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24628/
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description The purpose of this research is to explore if ICT mechanisms play a role in capacity building in Indian Tourism. It uses a cross disciplinary approach with ICT as well as Tourism concepts being examined. The study is divided into two parts, the first dealing with determining the main gaps in the tourism capacity in India through a situational and SWOT analysis and the second part tries to explore the role of ICT enabled mechanisms for capacity building in Indian Tourism through five representative case studies from India. Due to limited scope that can be covered in the dissertation only the ICT mechanisms related to marketing and human resource related capacity needs were examined. The results for all the cases showed a positive affirmation, except in the case of Technology enhanced learning, though it showed a positive capacity building role, it did not show the desired results in Tourism capacity development. The study demonstrates that for ICT enabled mechanisms to be truly effective for capacity building, all aspects of the tourism value chain needs to be carefully analysed and the value proposition (improved process, better reach, increased revenues) needs to be ascertained. The role of enabling environment including governmental support, regulatory requirements and e-readiness needs to be ensured. Due to limited scope that can be covered in the dissertation only the ICT mechanisms related to marketing and human resource related capacity needs were examined. To reach a conclusive decision, more in-depth research is suggested.
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spelling nottingham-246282018-01-02T06:50:09Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24628/ Tourism Capacity Development in India: The Use of ICT Enabled Mechanisms Bhasin, Dolly The purpose of this research is to explore if ICT mechanisms play a role in capacity building in Indian Tourism. It uses a cross disciplinary approach with ICT as well as Tourism concepts being examined. The study is divided into two parts, the first dealing with determining the main gaps in the tourism capacity in India through a situational and SWOT analysis and the second part tries to explore the role of ICT enabled mechanisms for capacity building in Indian Tourism through five representative case studies from India. Due to limited scope that can be covered in the dissertation only the ICT mechanisms related to marketing and human resource related capacity needs were examined. The results for all the cases showed a positive affirmation, except in the case of Technology enhanced learning, though it showed a positive capacity building role, it did not show the desired results in Tourism capacity development. The study demonstrates that for ICT enabled mechanisms to be truly effective for capacity building, all aspects of the tourism value chain needs to be carefully analysed and the value proposition (improved process, better reach, increased revenues) needs to be ascertained. The role of enabling environment including governmental support, regulatory requirements and e-readiness needs to be ensured. Due to limited scope that can be covered in the dissertation only the ICT mechanisms related to marketing and human resource related capacity needs were examined. To reach a conclusive decision, more in-depth research is suggested. 2011-02-28 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24628/1/Dissertation_DollyBhasin.pdf Bhasin, Dolly (2011) Tourism Capacity Development in India: The Use of ICT Enabled Mechanisms. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) ICT Information Technology Communication Tourism Capacity Development India enabled mechanisms Case study dissertation online
spellingShingle ICT
Information
Technology
Communication
Tourism
Capacity
Development
India
enabled mechanisms
Case study
dissertation
online
Bhasin, Dolly
Tourism Capacity Development in India: The Use of ICT Enabled Mechanisms
title Tourism Capacity Development in India: The Use of ICT Enabled Mechanisms
title_full Tourism Capacity Development in India: The Use of ICT Enabled Mechanisms
title_fullStr Tourism Capacity Development in India: The Use of ICT Enabled Mechanisms
title_full_unstemmed Tourism Capacity Development in India: The Use of ICT Enabled Mechanisms
title_short Tourism Capacity Development in India: The Use of ICT Enabled Mechanisms
title_sort tourism capacity development in india: the use of ict enabled mechanisms
topic ICT
Information
Technology
Communication
Tourism
Capacity
Development
India
enabled mechanisms
Case study
dissertation
online
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24628/