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The impact of ICTs on women's economic empowerment

Nikulin, Dagmara - 2016

It is widely argued that ICTs enable the inclusion of low-skilled and traditionally marginalized groups, such as women … of ICTs on female labor force participation. We conduct a panel study analysis for 60 developing countries in the time … period 2000–2014. Our results confirm that there is rather a positive impact from the use of ICTs on female labor force …

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DIGITAL INEQUALITY IN EAST ASIA : EVIDENCE FROM JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND SINGAPORE

Ono, Hiroshi - The European Institute of Japanese Studies, … - 2005

I examine the extent and causes of digital inequality in the three countries of East Asia – Japan, South Korea and Singapore. I take advantage of individual-level microdata collected in the three countries between 1997 and 2000, and highlight differences in the socio-economic and demographic...

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Technology convergence and digital divides. A country-level evidence for the period 2000-2010.

Lechman, Ewa - Wydział Zarządzania i Ekonomii, Politechnika Gdańska - 2013

technologies (ICTs) adoption patterns and growth directions. In the period of 2000-2010, a great number of countries underwent … substantial changes on the field of ICTs implementation. Many of them made a great “jump” starting with almost “zero level” of … ICTs adoption in year 2000, and during the 10 – year period were implementing ICTs at astonishingly high pace. Despite the …

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Addressing the Severity and Intensity of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: How Relevant is the ICT and Financial Development Pathway?

Ofori, Isaac K.; Armah, Mark K.; Taale, Francis; Ofori, … - In: Heliyon Business and Economics (2021) forthcoming

The study examines the effectiveness of financial development, financial access, and ICT diffusion in reducing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using data from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, and the Global Consumption and Income Project...

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ICT diffusion and the finance-growth nexus: A panel analysis on ECOWAS countries

Alimi, Ahmed S.; Adediran, Idris A. - In: Future Business Journal 6 (2020) 1, pp. 1-10

-rent realities highlighting the significance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to modern societies, the study …

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Icts diffusion trajectories and economic development – An empirical evidence for 46 developing countries

Lechman, Ewa - 2013

. Temporarily, the spread on new information and communication technologies (ICTs) is massive. The objectives of the study are … twofold. Using panel data we analyze the diffusion trajectories of ICTs in developing countries, and we assess the dynamics of … the process. Secondly, we hypothesize on existence quantitative links between ICTs adoption and economic development. The …

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ICT diffusion and the finance-growth nexus : a panel analysis on ECOWAS countries

Alimi, Ahmed S.; Adediran, Idris A. - In: Future Business Journal 6 (2020) 16, pp. 1-10

-rent realities highlighting the significance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to modern societies, the study …

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Empowering Patients through ICT, Organisational Impact on Healthcare Systems in England and Scotland

LLUCH, Maria - In: Communications & Strategies 1 (2011) 83, pp. 37-58

This paper reports on the efforts carried out by England and Scotland to promote the widespread use of telehealthcare within Personal Health Systems (PHS) for patients with chronic conditions. In each setting, it explains the political drive, the trends in empowering patients, the needs for...

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The Power of Information: The ICT Revolution in Agricultural Development

Nakasone, Eduardo; Torero, Maximo; Minten, Bart - In: Annual Review of Resource Economics 6 (2014) 1, pp. 533-550

We review the state of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their impact on agricultural development …, heterogeneous impacts. Similarly, the rollout of extension programs though ICTs is still in an early stage, and little research is …

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ICTs diffusion trajectories and economic development – an empirical evidence for 46 developing countries

Lechman, Ewa - Wydział Zarządzania i Ekonomii, Politechnika Gdańska - 2013

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