Does Technology Adoption Matter for Economic Development?

Latin American ◽

Growth And Development ◽

Quantitative Relationship ◽

Development Indicators ◽

The spread of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has been recognized worldwide. ICTs are broadly perceived as tools facilitating economic growth and development, especially in backward countries. They are easy and cheap to adopt, require minimum skills for effective use, and bring opportunities for disadvantaged societies. They enable education, knowledge dissemination and sharing, and processing and storing of all kinds of information. The existence of causal relationships between technology diffusion and general economy performance is highly probable. This chapter seeks empirical evidence in existing quantitative links between the process of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) adoption and dynamics of economic growth and development in Latin American countries. The authors consider ICTs diffusion patterns in Latin American countries, approximating the diffusion process by S-shaped curves. Afterwards, they aim to detect if there is any quantitative relationship between ICTs adoption dynamics and economic growth and development, and they estimate to what extend ICTs contribute to economic growth and development. The authors hypothesize on existing statistically significant and strong links between the two. They use panel data for Latin American economies from the years 1990-2011. All necessary data are derived from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2012 (16th edition) and World Development Indicators 2012.

Telecommunication and ICT-Based Services Trade

Industries without Smokestacks ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198821885.003.0003 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 48-67

Author(s):

Cláudio R. Frischtak

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Growth And Development ◽

Competitive Environment ◽

The Internet ◽

Technological Changes ◽

High Quality ◽

Information And Communication

This chapter provides a basic understanding of emerging key information and communication technologies which are increasingly critical for economic growth and development. It establishes the distance to high-quality access to the internet for the least developed and other countries. Broad-based access is key in order to make use of ICT-related innovations. The chapter underlines the importance of governments creating a more open and competitive environment in order to attract infrastructure investment in terms, among others, of fibre-optic rings and cable links, foster rivalry among suppliers of services, thereby benefiting users and consumers with lower prices and better-quality services. Ultimately, the challenge is, through sound public policy, to steer societies from being marginalized by the major technological changes in information and communication.

Enhancing Knowledge Discovery and Innovation in the Digital Era - Advances in Knowledge Acquisition, Transfer, and Management ◽

(Re)Defining Smart Education

10.4018/978-1-5225-4191-2.ch001 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Anna Visvizi ◽

Miltiadis D. Lytras ◽

Linda Daniela

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Growth And Development ◽

Teaching Innovation ◽

Learning And Teaching ◽

Smart Education ◽

The Relationship

In the increasingly interconnected world, the relationship among learning and teaching, innovation and innovativeness, entrepreneurship, business development, as well as sustainable and inclusive socio-economic growth and development, requires a multidimensional interdisciplinary analysis. Importantly, information systems and advancements in sophisticated information and communication technologies (ICTs) are consequential for the potential inherent in education to be exploited. This edited volume opens discussion on ways and strategies of exploiting opportunities and synergies, which the maturing relationship between smart education and information systems offers. In this context, the objective of this chapter is to suggest how to (re)define smart education and how to reap its benefits in view of promoting dynamic education and information systems conducive to the emergence of innovation networks in socially, politically and economically trying times.

Management and Inter/Intra Organizational Relationships in the Textile and Apparel Industry - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

Why the Latin American Footwear Industry Still Lags Behind in E-Commerce Adoption

10.4018/978-1-7998-1859-5.ch008 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 175-199

Author(s):

Vasilica-Maria Margalina ◽

Marcela Karina Benítez Gaibor ◽

Juan Pablo Martínez Mesías ◽

Edgar Freddy Robalino Peña

Keyword(s):

Latin American ◽

Computer Literacy ◽

Small Firms ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Footwear Industry ◽

Business Sectors ◽

Latin American countries have made important investments in digital infrastructure, but there is still an important gap in information and communication technologies (ICT) and e-commerce adoption. The objective of this chapter is to analyze e-commerce adoption by the footwear manufacturing firms of Ecuador. For this purpose, a sample of firms of the province of Tungurahua has been analyzed. Results show that the dominance of micro-businesses in the sector, age, the low level of education and of computer literacy are barriers to e-commerce adoption in this industry. Additionally, it was found that the behavior of micro-businesses and small firms in terms of e-commerce adoption is different. The results are important for governments that want to grow e-commerce adoption among businesses, as they show that additionally to economic and sociopolitical factors, the characteristics of business sectors, and individual characteristics of the business owner are key drivers for ITC adoption.

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) & Biotechnology - India's New Technology for Development: How Effective are Central and State Governments (W.B. & Karnataka) Policies and Incentives in Fostering Economic Growth, Promotion of IT- Enabled Services (ITEs) & Challenges to IT & Biotech Industry in Promotion of Rural Development?

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.1152862 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Sabyasachi Ghosh ◽

Tirthankar Das

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Rural Development ◽

Growth Promotion ◽

New Technology ◽

State Governments ◽

Biotech Industry ◽

Information And Communication

Direct Foreign Investment and Economic Development in Latin America: Perspectives for the Future

Journal of Latin American Studies ◽

10.1017/s0022216x00014772 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 21 (1-2) ◽

pp. 221-239 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eva Paus

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Latin American ◽

Foreign Investment ◽

Debt Crisis ◽

Direct Foreign Investment ◽

Bank Lending ◽

International Bank ◽

The Future ◽

Since 1982, most Latin American countries have witnessed slow economic growth and a persistent net transfer of funds to the rest of the world as a result of sharply reduced inflows of private international bank lending and large debt payment obligations. Against this background direct foreign investment (DFI) has received increasing attention as one important element in overcoming the present stagnation-cum-debt crisis as well as in contributing to renewed economic growth. This article explores the possible contributions of DFI to the future economic growth and development of the region.1

YÜKSELEN EKONOMİLERİN AR-GE HARCAMALARININ, BİLGİ VE İLETİŞİM TEKNOLOJİLERİ MALLARININ İHRACATININ VE PATENT SAYILARININ EKONOMİK BÜYÜME ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ: PANEL VERİ ANALİZİ (2000-2015) - THE EFFECT OF R & D EXPENDITURES, THE EXPORTATION AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCTS AND PATENT NUMBERS OF RISING ECONOMIES TO THE EFFECT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: PANEL DATA ANALYSIS (2000-2015)

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi ◽

10.20875/makusobed.508782 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 149-169

Author(s):

İLYAS BAYAR ◽

GÖKÇEN ÖZKAN

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Panel Data ◽

Panel Data Analysis ◽

Information And Communication

Has the First Global Financial Crisis Changed the Entrepreneurial Values in Digitalized Marketing-based Societies? The Case of GEM Latin American Countries

Revista Escuela de Administración de Negocios ◽

10.21158/01208160.n82.2017.1643 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

José Manuel Saiz Álvarez ◽

Alicia Coduras Martínez ◽

Carlos Cuervo Arango

Keyword(s):

Financial Crisis ◽

Latin American ◽

Global Financial Crisis ◽

Digital Marketing ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Business Creation ◽

Using Data ◽

As the world economy is globalized, crises are rapidly spread due to the massive use of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies), also affecting the entrepreneurial values involved in business creation processes. In this sense, digital marketing has a key role to play, as it can serve as a tool based on technology applied to foster nascent entrepreneurship. Using data for GEM Latin American countries, and applying clustering analysis based on the K-means method, the objective of this work is to test if the actual First Global Financial Crisis (FGFC) has altered the entrepreneurial values in Latin American firms. The main result of this work is that the traits of entrepreneurial activity in GEM Latin American countries have progressively shifted from quantity to quality, so digital marketing is having an increasing importance.

Factors Influencing ICT Development in BRICS Countries

International Journal of Social and Organizational Dynamics in IT ◽

10.4018/ijsodit.2015070103 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 30-40

Author(s):

Surender Kumar ◽

Durgansh Sharma

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Brics Countries ◽

High Quality Information ◽

Ict Development ◽

Ict Infrastructure ◽

Technology Strategies

The hasty development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has overwhelmingly altered many aspects of life and societies all around the globe. High-quality information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure is essential for developing countries to match the pace of economic growth. This can be achieved only with sophisticated infrastructure. Enormous competitive pressure on businesses across the world has made Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) one of the main drivers of economic growth. This paper studies a select set of economic factors and their respective impacts on ICT development in five leading emerging economies known as BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). The authors' findings demonstrate that in addition to deregulation, existing conditions (socioeconomic factors) must also be considered. They conclude by avowing that policy makers can more easily realize economic development via ICTs if they consider these conditions while cultivating their technology strategies.