Dr Odedra tells us that IT is ineffective in Sub-Sahara Africa because the money of the state and businesses is being spent on computers and IT products but its mostly not being used because there isnt enough demand in the country yet.
He states; "there are no IT policies or strategic buying plans which clearly identify the needs that are likely to bring overall benefit to the nation"
This shows us that are companies are trying to sell IT hardware to businesses in this country, but there are no beneficial plans or deals that make people want to buy the items. If these IT things were essential for companies then more would be bought but at the moment the computer companies aren't selling their products well enough.
Also as Africa isnt used to IT, there is hardly anyone who is specialised in its use, making it hard for companies to get into IT use. It is a pressing issue that needs to be attended to.
Africa has had help from some organisations to get it on the track to IT development; United Nations, the World Bank, the United States Agency for International Development and the Canadian International Development Association have all contributed to helping Africa become more involved with IT.
Althought these schemes have been put in place, funding africa for IT hardware, most of the counrty remains without use of IT. This is because there isnt a pressing need for IT applications to help work along and there are very little who are specialised in IT use so there would be no-one to use the systems even if they were purchased.
Most computer skills are lacking in Africa, as stated before, no-one has trained in IT at the moment so there is nothing that can be used when no-one knows how to use it.
Business skills that are lacking are that the IT companies are not offering good enough deals / packages to make people and businesses want to buy their IT goods. Maybe if better and cheaper systems were offered then IT in Africa would bloom more.
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