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Impact of ICT on Organizations in Tunisia
Author(s) -
Ziadi Jameleddine,
Kuofie Matthew H. S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the electronic journal of information systems in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1681-4835
DOI - 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2006.tb00188.x
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , business , knowledge management , circulation (fluid dynamics) , information technology , intellectual capital , emerging technologies , industrial organization , engineering , computer science , world wide web , artificial intelligence , aerospace engineering , operating system
Under economic and technological changes, companies become more conscious of the importance of their structures, technologies and intellectual capital. The progress made in information and communication technologies (ICT) allows for storage and fast circulation of information. Indeed the communication networks supported by the various existing applications such as the electronic messaging, the teleconferences, and the groupware are drawing up the foundations of a new community which does not have the same temporal, geographical or organisational constraints. However, this is not the case in Tunisia. Survey results reveal that the Tunisian companies are not yet completely committed to the revolution of the information. This lack of initiative is primarily explained by the fact that these new technologies require investments, including development of human resources, which the Tunisian companies do not feel ready to provide.