Adoption of ICT in small business enterprises – a case study based on Mawanella divisional secretariat

Abstract

Now a days ICT in its various forms is being used by the businessman for a wide range of business purpose. It helps to maintain the business effective and efficient manner. Even though ICT took major role in business in some areas there is low diffusion. By the way the purpose of this study is to illustrate the Adoption of ICT in Mawanella Divisional Secretariat. The study provides an insight on the barriers for the adoption of ICT. Primary data on these aspects of ICT was collected from 60 businessmen through questionnaires, discussions, interviews and articles, books, journals and websites were the secondary data collection methods. The main findings from the survey indicate different attitude in business sectors. The result of the study show that only a few number of businessmen aware of the benefits of ICT adoption. There is need for more focus and concerted efforts on increasing awareness among businessmen on the benefit of ICT adoption. The result of the study recognize the need for more training facilities in ICT for business, measures to provide ICT products and services at an affordable cost and availability of free professional advice. By looking at the use of ICT, the aim was to determine which ICT tools are more tightly coupled to management and how firms can benefit most from these tools for business organizational governance. The findings are limited to small business Enterprises.