Barriers to computer-based message systems in developing countries

Proponents of compute-based message systems claim that it increases the productivity and efficiency of operations. Its use has mush roomed in the last five years in industrialized nations. The use of such systems in less-developed countries is however practically nonexistent. This paper examines the barriers in those countries to its use. These barriers are divided into four categories; technical, economic, political and social. Some strategies for dealing with those barriers is also presented.