benefit to informal sector women entrepreneurs

The use of tools for development has evolved from the industrial revolution over time. The late 18 th and 19 th centuries saw the increased use of machines and developments in the mining industries; in the 20 th century, there was increased use of information and technology; and major breakthroughs sparked the evolution of the information and knowledge society of the 21 st century. The basis of the information and knowledge society revolves around technology’s increased assimilation and diffusion in human society, particularly information and communication technologies and their rapid growth and use in the exchange of information and knowledge. This society offers many opportunities and benefits to people in terms of the facilitation of information creation, distribution, diffusion, access an