scholarly journals Cloud Computing in Education in Developing Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faten Karim ◽  
Giselle Rampersad
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
It Infrastructure ◽  
Cloud Computing Adoption ◽  
Limited Degree ◽  
Set Up

The main advantage of cloud computing is to reduce the IT cost. By using cloud computing, organisations do not have to set up an IT infrastructure, and instead are able to rent resources and give payment only for the using services. Even with the appealing of cloud computing benefits, it is still in infancy in developing countries due to many reasons. Technology adoption has been explored to a limited degree in developing countries, particularly in relation to cloud computing in the tertiary education sector. Existing studies have examined technology adoption in developed countries and to a lesser extent in developing countries in non-education contexts such as e-government. This paper contributes to the cloud computing adoption literature in developing countries, and specifically in Saudi Arabian universities. 

Systems approach to cloud computing adoption in an emerging economy

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahak Sharma ◽  
Ruchita Gupta ◽  
Padmanav Acharya ◽  
Karuna Jain
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Financial Loss ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cloud Computing Adoption

PurposeCloud computing (CC) services have given a tremendous boost to the creation of efficient and effective solutions. With developing countries at a slow pace of adoption, this research aims to identify factors and their interrelationships influencing the adoption of CC in a developing country context. The developing countries are enjoying numerous benefits from CC services; however, its low adoption is still a question in developing economies; hence, the authors have selected the context of information and communication technology (ICT) firms in India.Design/methodology/approachThe qualitative research method is used where experts from thirteen ICT firms in India are interviewed.FindingsSixteen factors, twenty-eight subfactors, and 25 interrelationships are revealed through content analysis. Further, causal loop diagrams are proposed to display the behavior of cause and effect of these factors from a system's perspective. This will help to understand the relationships among the factors in order to enhance the speed of CC adoption. Possible financial loss and resistance to change are found as the key barriers to adoption. The proposed interrelationships can guide both policymakers and service providers for designing effective CC policies.Originality/valueThis is the first scholarly work that identifies interrelationships among factors and subfactors, thereby providing a holistic picture to decision-makers while making a choice on whether to adopt cloud services or continue with on premise data centers and servers.

scholarly journals Factors associated with the technology adoption in dairy agribusiness

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 9221-9226
Author(s):  
Dursun Barrios ◽  
Fernando José Restrepo-Escobar ◽  
Mario Cerón-Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Internal Variables ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Two Factors

The adoption of adequate technologies is essential to improve the performance of different kinds of companies. Although there is literature related to the adoption of technology in dairy agribusiness in developed countries, information about it is scarce in developing countries. The objective of this study was to explore the factors associated with the adoption of technology by dairy agribusiness. A structural analysis was conducted to evaluate the relationships between the internal variables of Antioquia province farms, Colombia, and their technology adoption process. This process was explained by two factors: production-related variables and management-dependent traits. The variables resulting in the greatest impact were pasture improvement, genetics, administration, and technical procedures.

scholarly journals Internet Marketing Adoption by Iranian Distribution Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-61
Author(s):  
Sepideh Zahiri ◽  
Hatem El-Gohary ◽  
Javed Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Internet Marketing ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
New Technology Adoption

This article describes how although the internet has become a significant platform for the advancement of marketing strategies and developments, there have been inadequate empirical research efforts concerning its adoption for conducting internet marketing in developing countries, specifically in the Middle East area, and more particularly in Iran. Previous studies investigated internet marketing adoption and acceptance extensively, by employing different theories of new technology adoption in developed countries, while there have been inadequate empirical research efforts concerning its adoption in developing countries. It is widely recognised that the adoption of internet marketing can offer substantial opportunities for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). In developing countries, internet marketing opportunities can be a meaningful approach for SMEs to be able to compete with large businesses and to access, with lowest possible costs, targeted customers.

A Cloud Computing Adoption Framework for Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 661-679
Author(s):  
Anh D. Ta
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Living Wage ◽  
Cloud Computing Adoption ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
New Jobs

This chapter explores Cloud computing adoption strategies for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and microenterprise that can enhance the economic growth of local industries in developing countries. This focus is based on the recognitions that (1) economic growths of local industries reduce poverty through the creation of new jobs for poor people to earn a living wage and support their families, and (2) there is a lack of research on Cloud computing adoption strategy that addresses the unique constraints of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries.

Factors that Determine the Adoption of Cloud Computing

2012 ◽  
pp. 210-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bay Arinze ◽  
Murugan Anandarajan
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
Computer Services ◽  
Security And Reliability ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries ◽  
It Innovations

Cloud computing has spread within enterprise faster than many other IT innovations. In cloud computing, computer services are accessed over the Internet in a scalable fashion, where the user is abstracted in varying degrees from the actual hardware and software and pays only for resources used. This paper examines the adoption of cloud computing in various regions of the world, as well as the potential of cloud computing to impact computing in developing countries. The authors propose that cloud computing offers varying benefits and appears differently in regions across the world, enabling many users to obtain sophisticated computing architectures and applications that are cost-prohibitive to acquire locally. The authors examine issues of privacy, security, and reliability of cloud computing and discuss the outlook for firms and individuals in both developing and developed countries seeking to utilize cloud computing for their computing needs.

Challenges of Cloud Computing Adoption From the TOE Framework Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Al-Hujran ◽  
Enas M. Al-Lozi ◽  
Mutaz M. Al-Debei ◽  
Mahmoud Maqableh
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Computing Platform ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Cloud Computing Adoption ◽  
Generation Computing ◽  
Computational Resources ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Reduced Time

Cloud computing can be classified as a third-generation computing platform which refers to on-demand delivery of computing infrastructure and services via a network, usually the Internet. Cloud computing promises to provide several advantages to its adopters such as: cost advantage, availability, scalability, flexibility, reduced time to market and dynamic access to computational resources. Notwithstanding the numerous advantages of cloud computing, its implementation and adoption in developing countries is still limited and surrounded by variety of issues. Hence, the main objective of this article is to identify the main challenges facing the utilization of these services in developing countries, particularly Jordan. To achieve the above-mentioned objective, six in-depth interviews with ICT officials and experts in the domain of cloud computing were used as the main data collection method. The challenges of cloud computing adoption emerged in this study are classified into technological, organizational and environmental factors.

scholarly journals The Awareness and Challenges of Cloud Computing Adoption on Tertiary Education in Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 892 ◽  
pp. 012014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Hazreeni Hamzah ◽  
Maziah Mahmud ◽  
Shamsunarnie Mohamed Zukri ◽  
Wan Fairos Wan Yaacob ◽  
Jusoh Yacob
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Cloud Computing Adoption

Factors influencing cloud computing adoption for e-government implementation in developing countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fathey Mohammed ◽  
Othman Ibrahim ◽  
Norafida Ithnin
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Cloud Computing Adoption ◽  
Proposed Model

Purpose This paper aims to develop a model and measurement to investigate the factors influencing cloud computing adoption as a part of developing countries’ alternatives to implement e-government services. Design/methodology/approach This study proposes a theoretical model based on the literature of technology adoption models. It constructs scale measurements for the proposed model constructs by extracting and adapting the items from the literature. The authors verify the scales’ content validity and reliability by applying face validity, pre-testing and pilot study. For the pilot study, the authors collect the data from 26 information technology staff in five public organizations in Yemen. The authors test the reliability of the scales using Cronbach’s alpha criterion, and then conduct exploratory factor analysis to evaluate the validity of the scales. Findings The results show that the scale measurements meet the conventional criteria of reliability and validity. Originality/value Theoretically, this paper provides an integrated model for examining cloud computing adoption for e-government implementation in developing countries. In addition, it develops an instrument to empirically investigate the influencing factors of cloud computing adoption in the context of developing countries’ e-government initiatives.

scholarly journals Matching Students’ Dominant Intelligences with their Fields of Specialization: Did Students Select the Right Specialization?

2021 ◽  
pp. 56-73
Author(s):  
Faten Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Advocacy Organizations ◽  
Academic Organizations ◽  
Fundamental Part ◽  
The World ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Right ◽  
Comprehensive Reference

Accreditation is a fundamental part in primary healthcare (PHC) systems. The purpose behind this paper is to review the literature and track down the most appropriate PHC accreditation models and norms, around the world, and to set up a complete and fair outline from looking at these models. Finding that it is less likely to be independent, and more likely to be associated with government for the accreditation programs in developing countries, where they are distinguishable from those of developed countries, the differences between countries and agencies relate to the inclusion of patients/users, managers, patient or advocacy organizations, academic organizations and professional colleges. This review has identified that the most potential comprehensive reference program or model for the development of nation accreditation programs is the JCAHO program.

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