Information technology in developing countries: a study to guide policy formulation

Boer, S.J. de; Walbeek, M.M.

doi:10.1016/s0268-4012(99)00014-6

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“…For instance, at the macro level (and generally out of control of the small enterprise) some of these obstacles are the cost of technology (Best and Maclay, 2002;James, 2003), access to telecommunications infrastructure (Murelli and Okot-Uma, 2002;Salman, 2004), lack of timely and reliable systems for the delivery of physical goods (Costa, 2001;Hawk, 2004), low bank account and credit card penetration (Hawk, 2004;Murelli and Okot-Uma, 2002), lack of uniform payment system (Aljifri et al, 2003), governmental and regulatory systems (Murelli and Okot-Uma, 2002;Ranganathan and Kannabiran, 2004) and problems with security and trust (Aljifri et al, 2003). At the micro level or business level, challenges include a lack of financial resources and knowledgeable staff (Aljifri et al, 2003;Costa, 2001), security and legal issues (Cloete et al, 2002), lack of knowledge and skills (De Boer and Walbeek, 1999;Salman, 2004) and a general lack of knowledge of the full potential of the Internet (Moodley and Morris, 2004).…”

Section: Small Enterprises and The Internet In Developing Countriesmentioning

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Exploring the Internet Use of Small Tourism Enterprises: Evidence from a Developing Country

Karanasios

Burgess

2006

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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This article reports the findings of research conducted within Malaysia Borneo. Using field interviews with small tourism enterprises (STEs) the study explored the use of the Internet by STEs; specifically, the authors sought to identify how STEs exploit the information, communication, and transactions spaces created by the Internet. This study improves knowledge on how small enterprises, specifically STEs, use and overcome typical hurdles to adopting the Internet. In contrast to previous studies in developing countries, the results show that amongst participants there is a sufficient level of Internet maturity and many enterprises view its use as the norm. Although quite a specific sample of small enterprises have been selected for this article, this article identifies lessons that may be applied to STEs generally in developing countries. Some strategies to assist STEs in developing countries to implement and maintain a web presence are suggested.

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Section: Small Enterprises and The Internet In Developing Countriesmentioning

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Exploring the Internet Use of Small Tourism Enterprises: Evidence from a Developing Country

Karanasios

Burgess

2006

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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“…KyungMook and Meadows (1998) studied the use of communication technologies in South Korean Universities and found that organizational changes constituted a critical factor, far more important than infrastructural facilities, for optimal application of communication technologies within the university system. The socio-economic factors identified by Boer and Walbeek (1999) as affecting the application of ICTs include (a) availability of ICTs, (b) affordability, (c) economic situation, (d) sociocultural factors, and (e) level of technology. Adams and Wood (1999) report that high cost is one of the barriers to effective access to new ICT in Sub Saharan Africa.…”

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Socio‐economic factors in the application of information and communication technologies in Nigerian print media

Ehikhamenor

2002

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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Information and communication technologies (ICTs)have opened up new opportunities for the Nigerian print media to improve on their products and services. This study explores the socio-economic factors associated with the adoption and use of ICTs by the media. Of a total of 54 socio-economic factors considered, exactly 50% were found to have significant influence on the adoption and success of ICT applications. The factors that have the greatest positive influence on adoption of ICTs include organizational goal, profitability, organizational image, communication in the organization, productivity, and openness of workers to change. They also constitute success factors in the use of these technologies. The factors that constrained adoption and also successful application include high rate of inflation, unfavourable exchange rate of the naira to the dollar, low wage level, huge costs, low gross national product, inadequate funding, and unstable political situation. These constraining factors are indicators of economic weakness and political uncertainty. It seems that the significance of such factors, which are completely external to a business organization, was often underestimated in studies of organizational performance in developing countries.

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“…Developing countries, however, lack the financial resources, and therefore, this calls for efficient and cost-effective decision making. Furthermore, a low level of telephone and computer infrastructure, and computer literacy [2] characterizes public administration in a developing country. Therefore, when designing a decision support the available level of IT should, as much as possible, be considered a constraint, in order to minimize the cost of IT investment and, more importantly, the necessity for a comprehensive learning process.…”

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Group decision support for public policy planning

Groenendaal

2003

Information & Management

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Decision support often focuses on substantive rationality (what to choose). The procedural rationality (how to choose) of the process of long-term strategic decision making is then often neglected. In strategic decision making, supporting the decision process is more important than supporting the search for an ''optimal'' solution to the problem, especially since for most policy problems a well-defined objective function does not exist. Such a problem occurs in setting the energy policy for the Indonesian island of Java. Indonesia wants to introduce natural gas into the fuel mix. Ways to support this decision making process with the existing level of IT were analyzed. Because the government of a developing country has very small funds to invest, a specialized group decision support system (GDSS) was designed to allow for long-term support. Its restrictions are discussed here. #

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Information technology in developing countries: a study to guide policy formulation

Cited by 27 publications

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Exploring the Internet Use of Small Tourism Enterprises: Evidence from a Developing Country

Exploring the Internet Use of Small Tourism Enterprises: Evidence from a Developing Country

Socio‐economic factors in the application of information and communication technologies in Nigerian print media

Group decision support for public policy planning

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