Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Adeya, Nyaki 
Author-Email: adeya@intech.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: United Nations University, Institute for New Technologies
Title: Sources of Training in African Clusters and Awareness of ICTs: A Study of Kenya and
	 Ghana
Abstract: This paper is based on a research study designed to assess the impact and
	 potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in micro and small
	 enterprises (MSEs) clustered in Kenya and Ghana; and to explore the effect of
	 clustering on the ability of these enterprises to utilise ICTs effectively. The
	 study focuses on types of training available in the clusters to understand how
	 knowledge is shared or transferred and to examine the implications for the use of
	 ICTs. The findings of the study show that most owners, owner managers and employees
	 acquire skills within MSE clusters. It further shows that master craftsmen are the
	 main agents of skill acquisition and upgrading, with formal training institutions
	 and NGOs accounting for a minimal percentage. Training on ICTs was very limited
Keywords: ICT, Telecommunications, Small Enterprises, Clustering, Kenya, Ghana
Series: Discussion Paper
Creation-Date: 2003
Number: 2003-06
File-URL: https://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/discussion-papers/2003-6.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 96 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unuint:200306