Devendra Potnis
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School of Information Sciences
Assistant Professor
Advisor, Interdisciplinary Graduate Minor in Computational Science (IGMCS)
Education:
- Ph.D. (Informatics - Information Science), College of Computing & Information, State University of New York
[Specialization: ICT in Developing Nations, and Information in Government & Democratic Society (e-Governance)]
- M.P.A., Rockefeller College, State University of New York
[Specialization: IT Management in Public Sector]
- M.S. (Computer Science), Center for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Louisiana
[Specialization: Networking & Cryptography]
Research Interests:
Diffusion and adoption of IT by small businesses in the US [Ongoing IT Survey for Small Businesses: http://www.sis.utk.edu/it-survey]
Online Education and e-Learning Management Systems: Motivation and user-experience for the adoption and continued usage of course management systems by institutions in the US and Canada
Microfinance: IS innovations for offering financial services, catalytic innovations in Microfinance, and over-indebtedness of borrowers
IT for Development: IT for financial inclusion of the unbanked poor at the bottom of the pyramid
electronic-Governance: e-Readiness Indicators, e-Governance as an Innovation in the Public Sector
International Interests:
- IT Consultation with Small Businesses
- Strategic Planning & Management for Small Businesses
- IT Consultation with NGOs from Developing Nations
- Social Work in Rural India