Title: Differences in ICT adoption in comparable developing countries: An exploratory study of four nations
Abstract: This study compares ICT adoptions of four developing nations: Zimbabwe to Albania and Namibia to Venezuela. Each pair of countries has similar gross domestic product but different ICT adoption level. Using qualitative, non-conventional analysis of comparing a pair of countries based on country-specific factors, the findings reveal that the difference in ICT adoption of two similar such countries may be attributed to such factors as poor infrastructure, income inequality, and adult illiteracy. Cultural factors, governance and GDP growth rate are shown as possible reasons for the two African nations to perform differently than their counterparts in the adoption of PCs and Internet. This study further reveals that the impact of a given factor depends on the type of ICT in question in these nations. For example, in Zimbabwe, poor infrastructure may adversely affect the adoption of telephone but has no impact on Internet adoption.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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