“…Similarly, digital technologies such as ICTs, that has completely changed human society, has made contributions to the environment. These technologies now have a significant role to play in growth of developed and emerging countries (Acha-Anyi et al, 2020;Agboola, 2006;Al-Mulali, Ozturk, & Lean, 2015;Kim & Curtin, 2022;Kore et al, 2022;Korotaj & Mrnjaus, 2021;My et al, 2022;Orero-Blat et al, 2021). Additionally, the function of ICT has expanded to include banking and finance (Asongu et al, 2018;Asongu et al, 2019;Orero-Blat et al, 2021;Pereira et al, 2022;Phundeamvong & Suttawet, 2022;Seidu et al, 2022), health care (Asongu et al, 2021;Bahmani-Oskooee & Harvey, 2015;Bahmani-Oskooee & Hegerty, 2007), education (Asongu & Andres, 2020), energy (Bastida et al, 2019), and industries (Bahmani-Oskooee et al, 2016).…”