标题：Solving the Problem of Limited Access to OriginalCAD Software for Consulting Engineers in Nigeriaand other Developing Countries: A Case forSoftware Renting/Subscription
期刊名称：Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2457-1024
出版年度：2016
卷号：18
期号：1
页码：1-8
语种：English
出版社：Sciencedomain International
摘要：Finance is a major obstacle to software ownership in Nigeria and indeed most developing countries. This paper advocates the adoption of software rental/subscription as a way of ameliorating the problem of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software ownership among engineers in Nigeria and other developing countries. A survey of 50 engineers in Nigeria found that 100% agreed that software improves their designs, while 96% of them do not have access to all their software needs. 100% of those who do not have access to all their software needs, identified finance as responsible for their inability to access all their software needs, while 95.74% advocated software subscription/rental as a solution to financial obstacles to software ownership. This study therefore recommends the adoption of software rental/subscription to all CAD software vendors to improve software ownership among engineers in Nigeria and other developing countries. This will be a boost to the design and development of critical infrastructures needed for industrialization, growth and economic development.
