Information Technology as a Factor of Economic Development: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries

Papaioannou, Sotiris; Dimelis, Sophia

doi:10.1080/10438590600661889

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“…At the firm-level, ICT access and usage have been found to have a positive relation on productivity in countries around the globe, including in Africa (Esselaar et al, 2007;Kumar et al, 2016;Paunov & Rollo, 2015). However, other studies using ICT capital stock as an independent variable find a lower positive effect in developing countries compared to developed ones (Papaioannou & Dimelis, 2007). Yet other studies find no positive effects for ICT investments or broadband adoption (Haller & Lyons, 2015;Pohjola, 2002).…”

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The Impact of Connectivity in Africa: Grand Visions and the Mirage of Inclusive Digital Development

Friederici

Ojanperä

Graham

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Corporations, development organisations and governments have launched ambitious programmes to 'connect the unconnected', reasoning that this creates economic growth and inclusive development. This paper contrasts these actors' discourses with evidence from academic research. The evidence suggests a highly uneven economic impact of Internet connectivity across geographies and social strata. The analysed sources of discourse (African ICT policies and reports by international organisations) instead propose Grand Visions of connectivity, attributing a self-evident positive, widespread, and transformational impact to the Internet. We discuss technological determinism, acontextual modernism, and optimistic simplism as underlying this contrast, calling for more reflexivity towards the opportunities of 'digital development'.

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The Impact of Connectivity in Africa: Grand Visions and the Mirage of Inclusive Digital Development

Friederici

Ojanperä

Graham

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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“…These results are possibly driven by the fact that the ICT input variable is measured as the share of nominal ICT investment in GDP, which does not incorporate any quality improvements of ICT over time. Papaioannou and Dimelis (2007) show that the impact of the ICT capital stock on labor productivity growth is stronger in developed than in developing countries.…”

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ICT and economic growth – Comparing developing, emerging and developed countries

2018

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Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW. ICT and Economic Growth -Comparing Developing, Emerging and Developed CountriesThomas Niebel * ZEW MannheimDecember 2014 AbstractThis paper analyzes the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on economic growth in developing, emerging and developed countries. It is based on a sample of 59 countries for the period 1995 to 2010. Various panel data regressions confirm the positive relationship between ICT capital and GDP growth. The regressions for the subsamples of developing, emerging and developed countries do not reveal statistically significant differences of the output elasticity of ICT between these three country groups.

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“…Czerniawska and Potter (1998) stressed that companies ignoring Internet technologies and e-business concepts may lose opportunities to gain a competitive edge. Also, Papaioannou and Dimelis (2007) found a positive and significant impact of ICT on productivity growth.…”

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Factors Contribute To Slow Internet Adoption in Omani Private Sector Organizations

Al-Gharbi¹,

Ashrafi²

2010

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The study explores the reasons for the slow adoption of Internet technologies in Omani private sector organizations. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from 60 private Omani organizations. One of the main factors for not adopting internet technologies was that internet is not relevant to their business. An insufficient level of demand for purchasing through Internet, lack of availability of skilled employees and security concerns were cited as the main factors for not adopting Internet in Omani organizations. The study also reveals that negative attitudes of business decision makers about the use and benefits of internet maybe a major obstacle in adopting Internet in their businesses. Furthermore there is no correlation between the organization size and the adoption of the Internet. In addition to that, Omani businesses prefer face to face interaction with their customers.

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Information Technology as a Factor of Economic Development: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries

Cited by 105 publications

References 43 publications

The Impact of Connectivity in Africa: Grand Visions and the Mirage of Inclusive Digital Development

The Impact of Connectivity in Africa: Grand Visions and the Mirage of Inclusive Digital Development

ICT and economic growth – Comparing developing, emerging and developed countries

Factors Contribute To Slow Internet Adoption in Omani Private Sector Organizations

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