Making sense of e-business in developing countries

It seeks to:<br />
* Put things into perspective: What is e-business and how can it affect
your organisation? What is the scope of issues that are involved with
e-business? Some aspects of business are clearly affected when an
organisation decides to integrate e-business into its strategy, whilst
some are affected more subtly - and of course there are even some
issues not touched at all.<br />
* Provide a structure to work with e-business: A three-pronged
strategic framework is presented with which to develop a successful
e-business solution. This is made up of:<br />
1. A four-stage growth model that helps identify what issues are
relevant for each unique situation and how they can be handled;<br />
2. An e-business process cycle;<br />
3. The Integrated Architecture Approach that helps answer questions on
each aspect of an e-business (strategy, content, services,
technology).<br />
* Provide a frame of reference that helps to stimulate creativity.
Although this simple framework and guidelines will not guarantee
e-business success, they may help entrepreneurs understand the context
and complexities of e-business.<br />