Identification of Major Issues for Successful IT Transfer in the Arab World: The Preliminary Results

Information technology (IT) has become an increasingly important factor in the development process of nations. It globally enables and sustains socio-economic growth and national development. This paper reports on a research project that seeks to investigate, identify and prioritise major issues for successful IT and the process of its transfer in developing countries from the perceptions of stakeholder groups in the Arab World. Accordingly, a modified Delphi type survey has been employed to establish a set of major issues and related sub-issues that will be confirmed as relevant to the study stakeholder groups. Ultimately, findings are expected to be particularly valuable to policy makers, technology companies, IT executives, IT suppliers, academics and scientists who seek to better understand the major issues surrounding IT transfer success in the Arab World and to better realise the benefits of IT transfer