| dc.description.abstract | Most of the changes and events in the business environment were predictable and to a large
degree certain. However, technology innovation, long-term public policy shifts and
deregulation are destabilizing the business landscape and reshaping the world in which we
live. In particular, the Internet as a communication and transaction infrastructure has led (and
will lead) to turbulence and uncertainty in the business and consumer markets.
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are institutions that provide financial services to poor and
low-income households (and their microenterprises), allowing them to better manage their
risks, achieve consistent consumption patterns, and develop an economic base. Decades of
experience have demonstrated that the poor are not only creative with micro-loans, but
willing to repay as well.
Many microfinance institutions treat IS as an add-on and consider it as something the systems
administrator should deal with (A seminar Report, April 26-27, Nairobi, Kenya, 2003).
Therefore, it is from this background that the researcher has decided to study the contribution
of information system on the development of micro fiancé institutions in Uganda.
The study will be guided by the following objectives; to examine the nature of information
systems used on the development of Pride micro finance in Wakiso district; to find out the
benefits of information systems on the development of Pride micro finance in Wakiso district
and; to find out the difficulties faced when adopting the Information systems on the
development of Pride micro finance in Wakiso district. Therefore, this dissertation gives a
general overview on the contribution of Information systems on the development of MFIs. | en_US |
