scholarly journals ENERGY CONSUMPTION, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AN AFRICAN CONTEXT

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-493
Author(s):  
Bester Chimbo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
African Context

scholarly journals Innovation as an Economic Driving Force in Australia

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Ovais Vohra
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Innovation And Technology ◽  
Australian Economy ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
A Company

Australia has vitally identified the benefits of innovation in past few years. The Country is ranked among the top nations in OECD. They are currently working on developing the infrastructure of Research and Development sector of the Country as well as reinforced themselves in developing their Information and Communication technology. Thus, the Country has identified the importance of innovation and how its components can help in achieving increased economic growth. Innovation is the inventive or new ways a company or country adopt to carry out its processes in a more efficient manner.The incorporation of innovation in the processes of economic development through production or other ways lead to higher profitability and broader use of the available resources in an efficient and advanced way. Thus, the purpose of the following research is to analyze innovation as an economic driving force in Australia. For the fulfillment of this purpose, the researcher carried out a quantitative research under which 5-points Likert scale was designed that include questions relating to the various identified components of innovation as the independent variable and economic growth as the dependent variable. The survey was circulated among 219 executives that are working in different sectors of Australia to understand their opinion. The results through multi-regression model depicted that innovation and technology have a significant impact on the growth of Australian economy. 

scholarly journals Curriculum Development of an ICT4D Module in the South African Context

10.28945/2181 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 111-139
Author(s):  
Caroline Khene
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
South African ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
South African Context ◽  
The South ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
African Context ◽  
Discipline Knowledge

The significance of ICTs in supporting socio-economic development in developing countries is inevitable. As academics of information systems in developing countries, we cannot ignore the need for teaching and building the capacity of our students to become knowledgeable and skilled in Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) practice and discourse. Furthermore, it is vital to equip our students with the ability to apply their discipline knowledge in addressing some of the ICT discrepancies in current ICT4D practice in their own context. I introduced and teach the ICT4D module to the Honours level course at my university in South Africa. This paper explores the factors that have influenced and shaped the development of the ICT4D module curriculum in the South African context I teach in, using a qualitative ethnographic lens and theoretical study. This provides a practice lens to motivate for and support the introduction of an ICT4D module in tertiary curricula in developing countries.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial mindset of information and communication technology firms

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Scheepers
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
Information And Communication

Limited research focuses on the entrepreneurial mindset of information and communication technology (ICT) firms, despite the opportunities in and importance of this sector for economic growth. In this article, the entrepreneurial mindset of ICT firms is described by using three indicators: entrepreneurial orientation, e-business initiatives and a supportive organizational climate. Data were obtained using structured telephone interviews with 144 ICT firms. The findings indicate that the three indicators of an entrepreneurial mindset are associated and can be linked to performance. It is recommended that managers create a supportive climate for entrepreneurship by offering rewards, empowering employees and providing leadership and support for initiatives.

scholarly journals Empirical Research on the Investment Performance of Information and Communication Technology in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Wei Qiying
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Physical Capital ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Dynamic Adjustment ◽  
Investment Performance ◽  
Information And Communication

The continuous development of the new-generation Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has drawn increased focus and investment from China. However, will China’s investment in the ICT bring a long-term positive impact on China’s economic growth? Will such impact be changed by any external factors? These questions bear strong significance for the academic cycle and require urgent solutions. Given such concerns, the paper introduced a partial dynamic adjustment model and selected the panel data of China from 2001 to 2016 to study how China’s investment in ICT affected its economic performance. The study found that such investment has significantly promoted the economic growth of China with gradually shortened gap between physical capital and the ICT investment, while human capital still played a vital role in economic growth; there is a mutual and harmonious influence between macrovariable and the speed of adjustment, and only their effective combination can improve economic performance to the maximum extent.

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