Strategic Approach to Adopt ICT in SMEs

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Prajak Chertchom
Senshu Yoshii
Patsama Charoenpong
Tanasin Yatsungnoen

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        This study investigates the success and failure factors of ICT adoption and usage in Thailand and Japan.  In addition, this research aims to establish, derive and come up with an indicative model of identified factors and framework related to successfulness in ICT adoption in SMEs. The factors affecting the risks of ICT adoption faced by SMEs organization consists of three predictors: risk assessment, clear scope of the ICT project and internal management response to project. Finding factors will help the project team estimate the effectiveness of current controls and suggests whether each ICT adoption and usage is potentially failed, potentially succeed, or potentially over-controlled.

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