The logistics industry in Europe is under constant scrutiny due to the impact of digitalizing business processes and the globalization of competing markets, especially China and the USA. Therefore, the constant optimization of corporate legacy processes and, subsequently, the reduction of...

Our study investigates firms' internal digitalizationas a crucial foundation for timely, data-driven decision making. We evaluate the association between digital infrastructure and improved decision making intax planning decisions to analyze if the benefits of digitalization expand beyond firms'...

Digitalisation can be described as a sequence of technology and supply shocks which affect the economy through employment and labour markets, productivity and output, and competition and market structure. This paper focuses on how digitalisation - the process of diffusion of digital technologies...

Digital connectivity, including through the modern cellular network technologies, is expected to play a key role for the Future of Work in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We estimate the cost of introducing a full-scale 4G network by 2025 in SSA and an operable 5G network by 2040. We adapt the costing...

New digital technologies are currently becoming one of the main sources of building a competitive advantage for enterprises. The Internet of Things and big data are opening the previously unknown possibilities for optimising production processes and improving the productivity. The speed, nature...

The rise of the fourth industrial revolution (IR) is deeply embedded in a wider context of privatization of knowledge, rising costs of innovation and uneven distribution of capacity between countries. But debates on a ‘balanced' policy framework to tackle these issues have until now floundered...

The development of digital technology provides opportunities for every country to increase its economic growth. Digital technologies are changing the workplace, providing a significant opportunity for nations and companies to boost productivity, efficiency, and growth. The speed of digital...

The lingering policy dilemma facing many governments in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years is what can be done in the short to medium term to boost the output and incomes of individuals and enterprises in the informal sector, given the size and persistence of the sector in the region. In this...

COVID-19’s affliction has spared none regardless of country, economy, rich or poor, child or old age, salaried or entrepreneur, celebrity or common man, actor or politician, Policeman or thief, Teacher or student, Doctor or Patient. With the nature of high transmissibility and absence of...

The recent global explosion in Internet usage has enhanced worker productivity and the availability of information to remote and economically disadvantaged population segments unimagined just decades ago. Continued increases in computer processing speeds when combined with decreased production...