Information infrastructure, governance, and socio-economic development in developing countries

Meso, Peter; Musa, Philip F.; Straub, Detmar W.; Mbarika, Victor

doi:10.1057/ejis.2008.56

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“…In agreement with the Meso et al (2009) findings, both countries have NII, a critical component of CI, and we note that development of NII does influence governance and SED, but governance does not significantly affect SED directly. Based on our model, other factors impact India and Pakistan's different levels of SED.…”

Section: Information Technology For Development 135supporting

confidence: 91%

“…Internal governance, an aspect that is taken for granted when analyzing developed nations, becomes an essential factor when investigating the efficacy of national cybersecurity efforts in developing countries (Meso et al, 2009). One connotation of internal governance is effective government, measured by conventional metrics such as low rates of poverty and high GDP.…”

Section: Internal Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, the US State Department has one bureau that deals with the ITU, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and the OECD on economics and trade and another that addresses hacking and cyber intelligence issues through NATO and other organizations (Council on Foreign Relations, 2011). Additional studies identify governance as a viable explanation for differences in the way countries exploit information infrastructures (Meso et al, 2009), with most developing countries exhibiting a correlation between internal governance problems that in turn affects progress toward SED (Easterly & Levine, 1997;LeBlanc, Mbarika, McCoy, & Meso, 2004;Meso & Duncan, 2000).…”

Section: Internal Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

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A Model for the Impact of Cybersecurity Infrastructure on Economic Development in Emerging Economies: Evaluating the Contrasting Cases of India and Pakistan

Baker

2013

Information Technology for Development

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The possibilities and risks inherent in the dissemination of ICT necessitate implementation of cybersecurity initiatives. Yet, we know very little about the specific relationships between national information infrastructure (NII), cybersecurity capability, and economic development in emerging economies. This paper proposes a model based on national nuclear threat security through which a developing nation could develop an effective cybersecurity infrastructure while simultaneously positively impacting economic development. Our model extends the cybersecurity triad of internal governance, private sector partners and an active cybercitizenry to add a fourth influence -foreign government relations -that significantly impacts socioeconomic development. The model will be elaborated through the lens of two case study nation-states: India and Pakistan.

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Section: Information Technology For Development 135supporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Internal Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

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A Model for the Impact of Cybersecurity Infrastructure on Economic Development in Emerging Economies: Evaluating the Contrasting Cases of India and Pakistan

Baker

2013

Information Technology for Development

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“…Xu et al [87], Zhu et al [91,92], and Kraemer et al [54] applied the elements of the technology-organization-environment framework of Tornatzky and Fleischer [78] to identify inhibitors and facilitators of firm-level e-business adoption across countries. In other related work, Meso et al [64] used archival data to examine the relationships among national information infrastructure, governance, and socio-economic development for a number of developing countries. In addition, Martinez and Williams [62] applied institutional theory and entrepreneurship theory to examine the impact of ICT adoption in e-commerce across countries.…”

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Internet-based selling technology and e-commerce growth: a hybrid growth theory approach with cross-model inference

Kauffman

Liang

2010

Inf Technol Manag

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Innovations associated with information and communication technology (ICT) have opened up new opportunities for the global economy and ushered in the age of e-commerce. Our objective in this research is to explore the role of Internet-based selling technology, which acts as technology infrastructure for B2C e-commerce growth at the country level. This study proposes the use of a new hybrid growth theory approach as the theoretical basis for examining exogenous and endogenous factors that influence e-commerce growth over time. We estimate three different models to evaluate their explanatory capabilities. We investigate a panel-corrected feasible generalized least squares regression that incorporates the direct effects of country-level variables. We also specify an endogeneityadjusted two-stage least squares model and estimate it with an embedded technology adoption function in a simultaneous equation model. This permits the analysis of the relevance of IT infrastructure, as well as reverse causality between e-commerce growth and Internet-based selling technology. We test these models using archival data for four different regions, based on either 24 or 42 countries around the world, depending on the data requirements of the models. Our empirical tests evaluate quasi-production environmental inputs, in which technology determines the environment of production of e-commerce services. Our main finding is that both endogenous variables (e.g., Internet user penetration, capital invested in telecommunication) and exogenous variables (international openness) drive the GDP-normalized level of B2C e-commerce revenues over time. A second main finding is that it is useful to include an embedded technology adoption function in a modeling specification for growth, since growth is founded on the availability of relevant IT infrastructure that is made possible by the availability of venture capital. In addition, B2C e-commerce revenue growth and venture capital also contribute to the adoption of Internet-based selling technology. We discuss our overall approach for the interpretation of the strength of our main findings, as well as the policy implications, and why our hybrid growth theory approach is useful.

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“…Prominent expensive failures [1] and large consultancy fees focus public attention on value-for-money and effective evaluation [2,3]. Realizing value becomes a prime consideration [4]; however many other concerns complicate the managerial task: privacy, data security, the digital divide, accountability, interoperability [5], architecture development, infrastructure and governance [6], project management [7], and utilization and take-up of services [8]. Early automation logics for e-Government (information technology (IT) should automate the work process), were replaced by the rhetoric of transformation [9,10]: government organisations should exhibit (radical) technology-driven change.…”

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How e-Government managers prioritise rival value positions: The efficiency imperative

Rose

Persson

Heeager

2015

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Abstract. E-Government strategies, investments, project selection, and implementations are influenced by value positions deeply enshrined in the traditions of public administration, which are in turn reflected in the everyday discourse of public managers. We analyse value traditions in the public administration literature and their adaptation for e-Government and synthesise three prominent positions. Administrative efficiency focuses on cost-effectiveness logics highlighted by New Public Management thinking. Service improvement, derived from the tradition of public service, emphasises the provision of better services for citizens. Citizen engagement, with its roots in liberal democracy arguments, promotes responsiveness, consultation, collaboration and participation. A set of foundational values grounded in the deeply rooted bureaucratic tradition is also distinguished. A qualitative survey of Danish local authority managers' value positions shows a heavy bias towards administrative efficiency and an absence of concern for citizen engagement. The implications of this efficiency imperative are discussed.

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Information infrastructure, governance, and socio-economic development in developing countries

Cited by 58 publications

References 94 publications

A Model for the Impact of Cybersecurity Infrastructure on Economic Development in Emerging Economies: Evaluating the Contrasting Cases of India and Pakistan

A Model for the Impact of Cybersecurity Infrastructure on Economic Development in Emerging Economies: Evaluating the Contrasting Cases of India and Pakistan

Internet-based selling technology and e-commerce growth: a hybrid growth theory approach with cross-model inference

How e-Government managers prioritise rival value positions: The efficiency imperative

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