This paper surveys what can be said in response to three major questions: What are the contributions of ICTs to economic growth, how do ICTs influence competitiveness, and what can public policy do to affect the contribution of ICTs to growth and competitiveness? Current knowledge is limited,...

Two of the key characteristics defining this historical period are the twin concepts of globalization and the information economy. This transformation - which embodies social, economic, political, technical and cultural processes - is affecting nearly all of the world's people and economies and...

This paper is based on a research study designed to assess the impact and potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in micro and small enterprises (MSEs) clustered in Kenya and Ghana; and to explore the effect of clustering on the ability of these enterprises to utilise ICTs...