Electronic Information Interchange; Enhancing Paperless Office in Nigerian Universities

ABSTRACT In a deliberate attempt to provide pathway to reducing cost for university administration in Nigeria, this study is directed at identifying electronic medium of conducting routine businesses. Therefore the research on electronic information interchange which showcased alternative platforms for information exchange seeks to reduce the habitual usage of paper in the day to day business of university administration and as well minimizes cost to the university management. Three universities in Rivers State Nigeria were covered in this study and 100 respondents sampled from the universities were studied using structured closed ended and complementary opened ended questionnaires. Results of the data analyses which were carried out using Spearman Rho Rank Order correlation coefficient showed that electronic information interchange has positive association with the attainment of the paperless office in the universities covered by the study.