ABSTRACT
The increasing importance of computer-based information systems in the world has been the topic of many papers. The role of these systems in support of planning and decision-making processes has made modern executives irrevocably dependent on the computer. The combination of the increased dependence on information systems and rapid advancements in computer technology has raised the need for a proper strategy. Experience in a number of computerization projects in a developing country indicates that the best strategy is to use a demand-driven base, strengthened by an increase in technology awareness, and system-wide policy enforcement. The decreasing cost of computers and the advances in data communications and computer networking technology are extending the use of this technology in many areas of business, government, and academia. A number of issues must be addressed to augment the well-known planning steps needed to determine a corporate distributed-data strategy. The transition from a centralized system to a distributed, network-based information system will always be difficult.
