| Kaushalesh Lal, an Indian citizen, joined UNU-INTECH, now UNU-MERIT, in May 2003. His area of specialization is the diffusion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in developing countries. He has published several research papers on the causes and consequences of the adoption of ICTs in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Dr. Lal's research interests include the role of institutional, legal, and technological infrastructure in the transformation of business activities into e-business. He is also studying the problems and prospects of Open Source Software, particularly in developing countries. Dr. Lal was previously Associate Professor at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Physics from Kanpur University, M.Sc. in Operations Research from University of Delhi and Ph.D. degree from Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. |
