scholarly journals Role of ICT Investment and Diffusion in the Economic Growth: A Threshold Approach for the Empirical Evidence from Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Habib Ur Rahman ◽  
Ghulam Ali ◽  
Umer Zaman ◽  
Carlo Pugnetti
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Structural Breaks ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Capital Goods ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Threshold Approach

This study investigates the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) investment and diffusion on Pakistan’s economic growth by proposing the threshold level of ICT investment. At our proposed level, the ICT imports significantly enhance the intermediate inputs to capital goods, ultimately enhancing economic growth. For this empirical investigation, we use the maximum available data on technological innovation and investment, ranging from 2003 to 2018. Incorporating the structural breaks, the results of regression analysis reveal that Pakistan’s economic growth is unaffected by ICT development. However, we observe the mixed shreds of evidence on the ICT investment. Following existing literature, we use ICT goods exports and imports as a proxy for ICT investment. Interestingly, the economic growth of Pakistan is again unaffected by the ICT goods exports. However, we observe that a one percent increase in ICT goods imports enhances economic growth by 1.73 percent. Then, we extend this analysis to the threshold approach, which reveals that ICT imports affect the overall economic growth when the ICT goods imports reach the level of 4.13 percent of the total imports. At this threshold, the ICT goods import significantly enhances the intermediate input to the capital goods, leading to higher economic growth. Therefore, the policymakers should ensure that the ICT goods import must be greater than the 4.13 percent of Pakistani imports.

scholarly journals The Impact of ICT Investment and Diffusion on Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Rwanda

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-36
Author(s):  
MUGABE Roger ◽  
Liu Shulin ◽  
Byringiro Enock
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Technical Innovation ◽  
Capital Goods ◽  
Intermediate Inputs ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Diffusion

This study evaluates the influence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) investment and diffusion on Rwanda's economic growth. At the level we recommend, ICT imports greatly improve intermediate inputs to capital goods, resulting in increased economic growth. We use the most recent available data on technical innovation and investment for our empirical study, which spans the years 2005Q1 to 2020Q4. The results of regression analysis show that ICT development has little effect on Rwanda's economic growth. However, we notice a patchwork of information on ICT investment. We utilize ICT goods exports and imports as a proxy for ICT investment, based on previous research. Surprisingly, ICT goods exports have had no impact on Rwanda's economic growth. We do notice, however, that a 1% increase in ICT goods imports boosts economic growth by 3.9 percent. At this level, ICT goods import greatly boost the intermediate input to capital goods, resulting in increased economic growth. As a result, officials should ensure that ICT goods imports should be prioritized through supporting ICT investment to boost economic growth.

scholarly journals Das „gläserne Schlachtfeld“ als soziotechnologisches Leitbild der modernen US-amerikanischen Kriegführung

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (145) ◽  
pp. 519-532
Author(s):  
Jan Benedix
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Us Military ◽  
The Us ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
Role Of It ◽  
And Diffusion

The Information Revolution has leveraged the attention which the academic discourse is paying to the impacts of information and communication technologies, although aspects of how to conceptualize these impacts theoretically are insufficient. Focusing on the role of IT during the rearmament of the US-military since the end of the Cold War a neogramscian perspective on the genesis and diffusion of IT as “political project” is outlined. IT gives a new model of warfare and contributes to the significant consent which the rearmament of the US-military has gained among US-citizens.

Functioning Portal Interfaces to Support Knowledge Enabling

Web Portals ◽  
2011 ◽  
pp. 312-334
Author(s):  
Jan Soutar ◽  
Beverley Lloyd-Walker
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
And Diffusion

Organising information in ways that encourage knowledge sharing turns information management into knowledge management or knowledge facilitation. This chapter investigates the role of portals in achieving this goal. A coordinated approach is required to achieve knowledge advantage (K-Adv) through the sharing of knowledge and diffusion of innovation through the organisation. Organisations, large and small and across industries, are now recognising that unless they take steps to establish the required information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure to support people to effectively use knowledge in their business activities, they will not gain the benefits which K-Adv offers.

ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
R. P. BAIN ◽  
D. P. RAI ◽  
SIDDARTH NAYAK
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Indian Agriculture ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Role Of Information

If we want to convert our rural population into knowledge driven, progressive, self sufficient, self reliant, sustainable society, the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) cannot be ignored. Timely availability information is considered as most important factor in Indian agriculture. At present ICT is the technology of this millennium. Transferring the developed technology to all end users is time-consuming and tiresome task and is often not completed due to paucity of resources and lack of manpower. In India, agriculture and rural development has gained significantly from ICT due to its widespread extension and adoption. In this era of internet, ICT is committed to provide real, timely accurate authentic information to the farmers and rural peoples.

E – Governance System in Gujarat State

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prof. Nirav Halvadia ◽  
Prof. (Dr.) Ajay Joshi ◽  
Prof. Shekha Patel
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Local Area Network ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Gujarat State ◽  
Information And Communication

E-governance system means the use of a range of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) such as Internet, Local Area Network, and Mobiles etc, by Government to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, service delivery and to promote democracy. Gujarat is a frontline state in the implementation of e-governance policies & projects and setting up of key infrastructure for e-governance. This article deals with role of Gujarat egovernance system in improving Government to Government, Government to Citizen and Government to Business communication. This article also gives overview of system, E-governance system and benefits of.

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