Authors :
R. Maidi
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 11 - November
Google Scholar :
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Scribd :
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7402412
Abstract :
The paper describes the scope of Ecommerce
adoption in Southern African countries. This study
contributes to the ongoing studies of identifying
opportunities that assist in achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals Nine (9) by the year 2030.The research
focusses mainly on Ecommerce adoption and its role in
achieving the Sustainability Development Goal (9) which is
to build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainability
industrialization, and foster innovation in Sub-Saharan
African countries. This research includes the literature
pertaining to the United Nation`s Sustainable Development
Goals Nine (9), Ecommerce as an innovation and its role in
economic growth. Ecommerce is the purchasing, selling,
and providing of goods or services using the internet which
entail computer networks. Ecommerce is one of the
innovations that enables businesses to provide products or
services using online platforms both locally and globally.
The objective of the study is to establish the main
barriers of Ecommerce adoption in Southern African
countries and to determine if Ecommerce contributes to the
growth and sustainability of the economies of Southern
African countries. The paper employs the use of
quantitative methods such as an online survey to collect
data from participants who reside within the Sub-Saharan
countries in Africa. The quantitative data collected was
analyzed using descriptive statistics such as tables, graphs,
and tables. The significance of the study is to highlight key
challenges of Ecommerce adoption and to determine what
needs to be done to improve Ecommerce adoption for
sustainability and economic growth.
Keywords :
Ecommerce, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development Goals (9), Cost, Infrastructure, Security, Ease of Use, Usability
The paper describes the scope of Ecommerce
adoption in Southern African countries. This study
contributes to the ongoing studies of identifying
opportunities that assist in achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals Nine (9) by the year 2030.The research
focusses mainly on Ecommerce adoption and its role in
achieving the Sustainability Development Goal (9) which is
to build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainability
industrialization, and foster innovation in Sub-Saharan
African countries. This research includes the literature
pertaining to the United Nation`s Sustainable Development
Goals Nine (9), Ecommerce as an innovation and its role in
economic growth. Ecommerce is the purchasing, selling,
and providing of goods or services using the internet which
entail computer networks. Ecommerce is one of the
innovations that enables businesses to provide products or
services using online platforms both locally and globally.
The objective of the study is to establish the main
barriers of Ecommerce adoption in Southern African
countries and to determine if Ecommerce contributes to the
growth and sustainability of the economies of Southern
African countries. The paper employs the use of
quantitative methods such as an online survey to collect
data from participants who reside within the Sub-Saharan
countries in Africa. The quantitative data collected was
analyzed using descriptive statistics such as tables, graphs,
and tables. The significance of the study is to highlight key
challenges of Ecommerce adoption and to determine what
needs to be done to improve Ecommerce adoption for
sustainability and economic growth.
Keywords :
Ecommerce, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development Goals (9), Cost, Infrastructure, Security, Ease of Use, Usability
