Information Systems Management in Developing Countries

The expectations of the value of information technology in developing countries has been very high. But often problems emerge. There may be too much dependency on outside help. Technical skills may not be available. Regulation can be either too severe or not sufficient. For many countries, such as Rwanda, Egypt, Nigeria and Uganda, information systems capital is installed without the underlying skills and training to maintain it and use it effectively. Perhaps a different approach is needed.Government strategy are often focuses not on the problems of the people in the country, but the needs and wishes of developed countries. This results in IT which only service the western countries and are not suited to the developing countries. They also base their strategies and policies on western models which are not suitable in the developing country.

Task
Question: What are the main problems developing countries have concerning the deployment and effective use of information systems?How do National IT strategies help or hinder? Give your ideas on how a developing country can make effective use of IT and balance accessing the latest technology with developing an indigenous IT sector. Using a case study give an example of effective (or ineffective) IT deployment in a developing country.