Making sense of e-business in developing countries

It seeks to:
* Put things into perspective: What is e-business and how can it affect your organisation? What is the scope of issues that are involved with e-business? Some aspects of business are clearly affected when an organisation decides to integrate e-business into its strategy, whilst some are affected more subtly - and of course there are even some issues not touched at all.
* Provide a structure to work with e-business: A three-pronged strategic framework is presented with which to develop a successful e-business solution. This is made up of:
1. A four-stage growth model that helps identify what issues are relevant for each unique situation and how they can be handled;
2. An e-business process cycle;
3. The Integrated Architecture Approach that helps answer questions on each aspect of an e-business (strategy, content, services, technology).
* Provide a frame of reference that helps to stimulate creativity. Although this simple framework and guidelines will not guarantee e-business success, they may help entrepreneurs understand the context and complexities of e-business.