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lead by capital productivity. Although information and communications technology (ICT) per se has a negative effect on … income, when ICT is associated with financial development and remittances, the effects are positive in both short run and … and ICT services. Overseas development assistance (ODA) shows a negative elasticity while FDI and remittances per se is …
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The recent deployment of fibre-optic submarine cables (SMCs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) raised the prospects for the digital economy expansion and the whole sub-continent take-off, but also exposed countries and populations to new sources of vulnerability. This paper provides empirical evidence...
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This study examines linkages between inequality, information and communication technology (ICT) and inclusive education … in order to establish inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for ICT to promote inclusive education … order for ICT to promote inclusive education in sampled countries. Other implications in the light of Sustainable …
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This study examines how increasing ICT penetration in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) can contribute towards environmental …-four countries for the period 2000-2012. ICT is measured with internet penetration and mobile phone penetration while CO2 emissions … findings are established: First, from the non-interactive regressions, ICT (i.e. mobile phones and the internet) does not …
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empirical results show that ICT use measured by Internet, mobile and fixed-line telephone penetration boosts the agricultural …
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Generally, the revolutionary idea behind using information and communication technology (ICT) has improved potential … productivity in many industries, particularly in Africa. ICT is an essential tool in the oil and gas industry and plays a … complementary role in technological dynamics and cross-sectoral productivity. For the educational sector, ICT facilitates research …
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This study assesses if increasing information and communication technology (ICT) enhances inclusive human development … designed to boost ICT (mobile phone, internet, telephone) penetration will increase inclusive development in the post-2015 … sustainable development agenda. The degree of positive responsiveness of inclusive development to ICT varies across fundamental …
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Purpose -This study investigates the role of ICT in modulating the effect of governance on insurance penetration in 42 … are used in the analysis, namely: life insurance and non-life insurance. The three ICT modulating dynamics employed … significant. Orginality/value - To the best our knowledge, studies on the relevance of ICT in promoting insurance consumption …
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