Government Quality Determinants of ICT Adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

This study investigates government quality determinants of ICT adoption using Generalised

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“…The diffusion of technology and innovation in a society will, therefore, depend on the benefit, cost, risk, and uncertainty, as well as environmental and institutional framework prevalent in the society because formal institutions matter in the technology utilization process (Asongu & Biekpe, 2017;Beilock & Dimitrova, 2003). Governments in the developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa may achieve the results that have eluded them in the technology innovation area by exploring research outcomes tied to local stakeholders and not formal policy makers, allowing impoverished populations to be heard on their fears and resistance to technology diffusion of innovations (Dutz et al, 2014;Gudmundsdottir, 2010).…”

“…Lack of financial resources and infrastructure. The growing level of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and the role of innovation in reduction of poverty and the power of the quality of governance institutions in improvement of innovative capacity of states should become a focused area of future research (Amavilah, 2016;Asongu & Biekpe, 2017;Beilock & Dimitrova, 2003;Biseswar et al, 2012;Grabowski, 2017;Nakabashi et al, 2013). Gaps and arguments continue in the literature on the diffusion of innovation that focuses the quality of government institutions in sub-Saharan Africa (Bennett et al, 2017;Chattopadhyay & Mondal, 2016;Lovrić, 2012;Nguimkeu, 2014).…”