Some ad hoc information system issues in South Africa for the new millenium and suggestions as to how to deal with them

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Remenyi, Dan | Lubbe, Sam | van Heerden, Joh^;

Affiliations: Trinity College Dublin, Ireland E‐mail: dan@mcil.co.uk | Vista University (Bloemfontein), South Africa E‐mail: Lubbe‐s@blenny.vista.ac.za | JS Consultants, PO Box 10499, Drusana, 9311, South Africa

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Abstract: Information systems frequently costs organisations between one and ten percent of their gross income. There are several different types of information systems issues and these might lead to a number of organisational issues. Despite this many organisations are unhappy with their investment in information systems as there are numerous examples of failed information systems. These issues are also common to most organisations using information systems. This paper considers some of these more common information systems fail and discusses some suggestions as to how to deal with these issues. These issues could also apply to other countries.

Journal: Information Technology for Development, vol. 9, no. 3-4, pp. 163-174, 2000