Title:
Adoption, Diffusion,
Use and Impact of ICT in Developing Countries: A Case Study of
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Abstract: The new
and rapidly growing fields of Information and Communication Technology
(ICT)
have continuously changed the face of World. ICTs will become a major
factor
in our world and it penetrate to every movement in our life so the
persons
who cant accept the innovation will face difficulties to walk together
with
the world. Different models of adoption, innovation and technology
acceptance
have been used previously to study information technology adoption in
all
parts or the world. The main purpose of this study is to identify a
viable
model for the adoption of technology in Jordan and to determine the
factors
that influence technology adoption. Although a handful of studies
conducted
in industries nations do exist, there is a general paucity of studies
in
the academic literature or in the trade press relating to the
experience
of other developed and developing country. It is believed that the
findings
of this study will enhance our knowledge of the adoption and diffusion
of
ICT by focusing attention on an area hitherto neglected or overlooked.
This
paper will present an introduction of a PhD thesis in "The Adoption of
ICT
in developing countries" by taking Jordan as case study. The first part
of this paper will explain some of the existing models followed by a
discussion
models of what are related to a study in the developing countries such
as
Jordan.
Authors: Mohammd M. Khasawneh
and Huda Binti Ibrahim