Abstract:
The benefits of using the internet for business communications cannot be overlooked as it has
opened up wide opportunities not only for corporations but more essentially for micro
enterprises. This opens entrepreneurial avenues especially among the youths through collecting
and selling information to the needy. In this paper we present a review of developments, trends
and challenges facing university students in developing countries towards leaning to
infopreneurship. A critical review of research papers and articles was done using a five-step
approach; collecting research papers; selection of appropriate research papers; critical review
of appropriate research papers; analysis of descriptive information; and organizing this paper.
Challenges associated with the curricula, teaching methods, motivation to students, integration
of infopreneurship courses with practical business, creativity and entrepreneurial aspects, are
among the key findings of this study. The paper winds up by highlighting interventions such as
reassessing the teaching methods and curricula to cope with the pace of science and technology
and the move towards modern means of information sharing characterized with increased
access to ICTs and other digital applications which match with the current information needs.
Likewise, there is need to discover new ways of changing the mindsets among the students so
that they view information entrepreneurship as a career. Equally there is need to review policies
and programmes that will contribute to enhancing the teaching and learning in universities and
revamp the development of infopreneurship to higher levels.
