A GIS-based analysis of geographical accessibility to shared information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure in a remote region of Nigeria

Samuel, Kayode Julius; Ayeni, Bola

doi:10.1080/20421338.2018.1550935

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“…Many Nigerians do not actually believe that entrepreneurship is a viable career alternative after graduation (Kolade, 2018;Lawal et al, 2018;Ndagi, 2018). This explanation is further strengthened by the fact that Nigeria lacks the conducive environment to actually foster the creation and growth of entrepreneurial ventures (Ezeagba, 2017;Oladimeji, Eze, & Akani., 2018;Okon, 2018): electricity is epileptic at best (Kolawole et al, 2019;Olowosejeje, Leahi, & Morrison, 2019;Samuel & Ayeni, 2019); the road networks are exceedingly poor and littered with pot-holes (Chakamera & Alagidede, 2018;Iyanda et al, 2018;Olowogbon et al, 2019); pipe-borne water is a luxury (Abubakar, 2018;Ogbuabor & Onwujekwe, 2018;Simukonda et al, 2018); new ventures are plagued with multiple taxes from various government agencies (Ede, 2018;Asongu & Odhiambo, 2019;Okpala et al, 2019); access to crucial start-up capital is extremely limited for new ventures (Anosike, 2018;Hansen et al, 2018;Oladimeji & Aina, 2018), and Nigerians do not trust in locally-made products, preferring to purchase imported goods which they perceive as been of higher quality due to stringent quality control standards present in these countries that are absent in Nigeria (Vadakepat, 2015).…”

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Assessing the Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on the Entrepreneurial Intention of Nigerian Entrepreneurship Students

Amuda¹,

Zubairu²,

Ibrahim³

et al. 2019

IJE

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This study investigated the impact of entrepreneurship education on the entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of students enrolled at the Department of Entrepreneurship and Business Studies located in the Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria. It employed a cross-section survey design using a questionnaire adapted from Turker Selcuk (2009). A comparison of the mean EI scores of 82 final-year and 68 second-year students revealed that there was no significant difference in entrepreneurial intentions between the two groups of students. This implied that the curriculum of the department needed to be revised, and that a policy of mandating entrepreneurship education at the university level was insufficient to address the alarming youth unemployment problem in Nigeria.

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Assessing the Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on the Entrepreneurial Intention of Nigerian Entrepreneurship Students

Amuda¹,

Zubairu²,

Ibrahim³

et al. 2019

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“…Therefore, an understanding of local community values coupled with the application of community informatics should be central in deploying public access centres in any community (Mutula 2010). Samuel and Ayeni (2019) propose that perhaps the government should consider a more inclusive approach by providing options such as mobile telecentres for shared ICT facilities in the rural context.…”

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Determinants of ICT adoption and uptake at a rural public-access ICT centre: A South African case study

Pather

2021

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Developm

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The global Covid-19 pandemic has created a heightened sense of awareness of the inequalities that prevail in society. Access to real-time information delivered via broadband internet has become critical for survival. However, the reality of the digital divide implies that some citizens, especially those in far-flung rural areas, are not as fortunate as others to be able to access such information given that internet access at a household level is only a reality across approximately 12% of South Africa. As such, the deployment of public-access ICT centres is still considered to be an important intervention by governments as a digital divide eradication strategy. However, the success of these initiatives is threatened by a lack of understanding of the issues relating to the adoption of ICTs in these communities. Qualitative data were collected via focus groups and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) was applied as an analytical lens. The findings uphold the independent dimensions of UTAUT in explaining ICT adoption. The findings were also mapped to the Access, Capability and Environment (ACE). It was found that other external factors including those of corruption, training benefits and community exclusion are determinants of ICT adoption in a rural community.

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A geospatial approach for telematics analysis: case study of Misri Shah telephone exchange service coverage area DHA phase-VI, Karachi, Pakistan

Hussain

Kazmi

2020

Arab J Geosci

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A GIS-based analysis of geographical accessibility to shared information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure in a remote region of Nigeria

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

Assessing the Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on the Entrepreneurial Intention of Nigerian Entrepreneurship Students

Assessing the Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on the Entrepreneurial Intention of Nigerian Entrepreneurship Students

Determinants of ICT adoption and uptake at a rural public-access ICT centre: A South African case study

A geospatial approach for telematics analysis: case study of Misri Shah telephone exchange service coverage area DHA phase-VI, Karachi, Pakistan

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