The Use Of Ict Consulting By Entrepreneurs In Addis Ababa

Information and Communication Technology consulting has become increasingly popularrnin recent years, and is often quoted as a means of coping with rap id changes in technologyrnand in the business nonvirulent around the world , However, in developing countries likernEthiopia it is yet a field that is at its early stage and feared by experts to engage into,rnThis paper investigated the use of ICT consulting services by Addis Ababa businessrnentrepreneurs, and examined the current state and nature of ICT consultants, For thisrnpurpose, the research methodology of survey questionnaire was used to gather informationrnfrom the business firms and a scheduled interview was conducted with the ICTrnconsultants, The research findings showed that most of the decision-makers of business finns havernlimited understanding of the teclmology and the ways it integrates with business, And inrnmuch the same way their use of lCT consultancy is also very limited, As the field ofrnconsultancy is not yet well developed in the country, there is awareness problem amongrnthe public at large, There is limited understanding on "who can do what" in the ICT fieldrnin Addis Ababa, Those that have actually made use of consultancy service have beenrnfound to prefer the services of foreign consultants, Services rendered by local consultantsrnwere seen as substandard,

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