The effects of technological leapfrogging in transportation technologies in BRICS and G7 countries

Abstract

Purpose This paper aims to analyse the technological, economic and environmental impacts of disruptive innovations in the transportation mobility market. Design/methodology/approach The paper gathered data from World Bank and 13 open sources in an exploratory, descriptive and applied investigation on potentially disruptive transport innovations outcomes in G7 and BRICS (Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa) economies, businesses and societies. Findings The results suggest positive implications for technological leapfrogging of electric vehicles (EV), autonomous vehicles (AVs) and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOLs), such as gains in energy consumption, infrastructure improvement, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, economic growth and the opportunity for new disruptive technologies to improve or even revolutionize the transportation ecosystem. Research limitations/implications This study has clear limitations as it compares G7 and BRICS hypothetical scenarios where internal combustion vehicles were replaced by new technologies, ceteris paribus. Even so, as theoretical implications, the study presents market scenarios for EVs, AVs and eVTOLs technologies, bringing benefits to the disruptive innovation theory by expanding the understanding of the subject and also opening avenues of investigation by exploring new technological, economic and environmental possibilities. Practical implications This study emphasises potentially disruptive technologies’ technological, economic and sustainable benefits to countries through technological leapfrogging. The organizations can delve into results to investigate forthcoming markets and seek advantageous positions. Economic and social gains from leapfrogging could motivate government bodies to finance research focusing on EVs, AVs and eVTOLs diffusion. Originality/value The paper’s originality resides in aggregating multiple data sources to compare technological leapfrogging in G7 and BRICS transportation. The different views allowed for exploring the potential outcomes of EVs, AVs and eVTOLs on economic, sustainability and market dimensions in developed and developing countries.

ICT acceptance, language use and information culture as tools for enhancing information literacy within smallholder maize farmers in Uganda

“…ICT acceptance had a positive influence on information literacy, probably because ICT expedited information access, increased farmers' information sharing networks but also provided a platform for comparing information from different sources. These findings agree with Silva et al (2023) and who reported that technology enables emerging countries to boost productivity at individual, society and national levels. Unexpectedly, this study established that ICT acceptance had less significance levels than information culture.…”

“…In the agriculture sector, basic ICTs like mobile phones and televisions have bridged the information gaps created by the inaccessibility of extension workers and prevalent costs associated with reaching out to official government outreach centres (Byamukama et al, 2022;Subramanian, Bozzola and Nugent, 2022;Ravindra et al, 2020). While the benefits of using ICTs are vivid, acceptance maybe influenced by the perception an individual has about the complexity and usefulness of the said technology moderated by contextual variables like social influence (Ali et al, 2020;Gani et al, 2022;Li and Wang, 2022;Nyagango et al, 2023;Silva et al, 2023). Because of the diverse communities in developing countries, fostering ICT and information usage should be customized to the social contexts of the farmers, which previous researches have underplayed (Sham et al, 2023).…”