2018_Role of Information and Communication Technology in The Economic Growth of The Sub-Saharan African Region
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| spelling | 15703 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=15703 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection3 General Document Malaysia Library Staff (Top Management) Library Staff (Management) Library Staff (Support) Terengganu Faculty of Business and Management English application/pdf 1.5 Server storage Scanned document Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin UniSZA Private Access Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin SAMBox 2.3.4; modified using iTextSharp™ 5.5.10 ©2000-2016 iText Group NV (AGPL-version) Economic Growth Copyright©PWB2025 2018-09-24 291 ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN REGION (PHD_2018).pdf Masoud Mohammed Albiman Role Of Information And Communication Technology Sub-Saharan African Region Information technology—Economic aspects Communication—Economic aspects Economic development—Effect of technological innovations on Telecommunication—Economic aspects Digital divide 2018_Role of Information and Communication Technology in The Economic Growth of The Sub-Saharan African Region Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), especially mobile connectivity, is said to play a significant role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with 4.7 billion people already connected globally. This study focuses on the role of ICT in economic growth of the SSA region. Four (4) specific objectives were identified. The first investigates the linear and non-linear effect (direct impact) of ICT on economic growth of SSA region in three (3) different phases; (i) the 25 years in focus, known thereafter as the main period (1990 to 2014) (ii) the first sub-period, before the implementation of Millennium Development Goals (pre-MDGs, 1990 to 1999), and (iii) the second sub-period during MDGs (2000 to 2014). The second determines the ICT’s thresholds for optimum economic effect. The third determines ICTs’ growth-enhancing transmission channels (complements) in SSA region. The fourth investigates the linear (direct impact) and non-linear effect of ICT on economic growth based on income (lower income, lower-middle and upper-middle income). The study utilized System Generalized Method of Moments (SGMM), when cross sections were more than time (N>T) and Pooled Mean Group (PMG), when cross sections were less than time (N<T). Only mobile phone and sum of mobile and fixed telephone were positive and significant pre-MDG (1990-1999). Then, MDGs era (2000-2014) and main period (1990-2014), saw mobile phone (MOB), internet (INTER) and sum of mobile and fixed telephone (FIXMOB) with positive and significant effects. The study also found that the lower-middle income group gained more from ICT economically compared to the rest, with three ICT proxies (fixed telephone, mobile phone and internet) showing positive and significant impact. Thus, in order for SSA region to sustain its economic development, it should invest and widen the penetration of ICT, especially mobile phone, for its technology robustness. However, non-linear analysis showed that all four ICT variables have significantly negative effect on the economy. This implies diminishing benefits of ICT with increased penetration, most likely due to the lack of pre-requisites in the SSA region to fully absorb its potential, identified here to be human capital, institutional quality, and domestic investment. Thus, the governments of the SSA should buff up these three growth-enhancing transmission channels in order to maximize the benefits of ICT. Dissertations, Academic Sila masukkan subject wajib Dissertations, Academic. Terima kasih... Thesis |
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| subject | Information technology—Economic aspects Communication—Economic aspects Economic development—Effect of technological innovations on Telecommunication—Economic aspects Digital divide Dissertations, Academic |
| summary | Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), especially mobile connectivity, is said to play a significant role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with 4.7 billion people already connected globally. This study focuses on the role of ICT in economic growth of the SSA region. Four (4) specific objectives were identified. The first investigates the linear and non-linear effect (direct impact) of ICT on economic growth of SSA region in three (3) different phases; (i) the 25 years in focus, known thereafter as the main period (1990 to 2014) (ii) the first sub-period, before the implementation of Millennium Development Goals (pre-MDGs, 1990 to 1999), and (iii) the second sub-period during MDGs (2000 to 2014). The second determines the ICT’s thresholds for optimum economic effect. The third determines ICTs’ growth-enhancing transmission channels (complements) in SSA region. The fourth investigates the linear (direct impact) and non-linear effect of ICT on economic growth based on income (lower income, lower-middle and upper-middle income). The study utilized System Generalized Method of Moments (SGMM), when cross sections were more than time (N>T) and Pooled Mean Group (PMG), when cross sections were less than time (N<T). Only mobile phone and sum of mobile and fixed telephone were positive and significant pre-MDG (1990-1999). Then, MDGs era (2000-2014) and main period (1990-2014), saw mobile phone (MOB), internet (INTER) and sum of mobile and fixed telephone (FIXMOB) with positive and significant effects. The study also found that the lower-middle income group gained more from ICT economically compared to the rest, with three ICT proxies (fixed telephone, mobile phone and internet) showing positive and significant impact. Thus, in order for SSA region to sustain its economic development, it should invest and widen the penetration of ICT, especially mobile phone, for its technology robustness. However, non-linear analysis showed that all four ICT variables have significantly negative effect on the economy. This implies diminishing benefits of ICT with increased penetration, most likely due to the lack of pre-requisites in the SSA region to fully absorb its potential, identified here to be human capital, institutional quality, and domestic investment. Thus, the governments of the SSA should buff up these three growth-enhancing transmission channels in order to maximize the benefits of ICT. |
| title | 2018_Role of Information and Communication Technology in The Economic Growth of The Sub-Saharan African Region |
| title_full | 2018_Role of Information and Communication Technology in The Economic Growth of The Sub-Saharan African Region |
| title_fullStr | 2018_Role of Information and Communication Technology in The Economic Growth of The Sub-Saharan African Region |
| title_full_unstemmed | 2018_Role of Information and Communication Technology in The Economic Growth of The Sub-Saharan African Region |
| title_short | 2018_Role of Information and Communication Technology in The Economic Growth of The Sub-Saharan African Region |
| title_sort | 2018_role of information and communication technology in the economic growth of the sub-saharan african region |