Tadesse, Taye (PhD)Dagnew, Zahra2020-10-132023-11-182020-10-132023-11-182000-05http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/22683The current globalized world is characterize d by global production and consumption as well as global competition. The in creased importance o f' information goods and services in international n l trad e is also another feature of the glob al economy. lCTs play the leading role in these globalize settings Although it is believed that lCTs pro v id e man opportunities to developing countries, the opp opportunities provided by such modern technologies and the globalization process such as technology transfer, new mark et opportunity, and so o n are far being reaped by developing countries Ethiopia as man y of the least develop in g countries are found to be loosely integrated In the global economy and could not benefit from the opportunities provided by mode r n lCTs. Th e study also finds that at the micro level the utilization of modern lCTs is very poor by business firms engaged in intern at ion a l trade. As a result , commiserate ended that Ethiopia ca n holds a strategic position in t he global mark et place through the employment of lCTs in the trad sector to penetrate e the international market easily st ill maintaining t he export of its traditional ex port it em s. As a result, a sound ma c r o-econ o mi c policy is needed that gives priority t o the ICTs sector.enInformation ScienceThesis