Access to Information as a Veritable Strategy for Successful Entrepreneurship in a Developing Country

• Published in: IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 640; no. 1; pp. 12125 - 12129
• Main Authors: Okocha, F, Eyiolorunshe, T, Idiegbeyan-ose, J, Aregbesola, A, Owolabi, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Access to Information; Developing countries; Developing Country; Entrepreneurship; GNP; Gross National Product; Industrialized nations; Information dissemination; Information Provision; LDCs; Nigeria; Strategy; Nigeria
• ISSN: 1757-8981; 1757-899X
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/640/1/012125

The paper discussed information access as a useful strategy for successful entrepreneurship in a developing country. It started with the general introduction of the concept information and the role of information in entrepreneurship. It further discussed the strategic role of information access by entrepreneur in Nigeria as compare to other developed countries. It further highlighted the nexus between information and entrepreneurship, it also discussed the challenges of information provision to entrepreneur in Nigeria to include poor infrastructures, unreliable power supply, lack of internet access in most public libraries in developing countries among others, based on these discussion, it was concluded and recommended that the challenges so listed should be addressed in bridging the digital divide, and provision of infrastructures by government and other stake holders that are concerned. This will enable the entrepreneurs in developing countries measure up with those in developed countries and at the same time reduce unemployment and increase the Gross National Product of the country.