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The Impacts of Socio-economic and Cultural Factors on the Network Readiness of Nations: A Focus on the Regions of Africa

机译:社会经济和文化因素对国家网络就绪的影响:以非洲地区为重点

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The Network Readiness Index (NRI) was developed to measure the propensity for countries (and regions) to exploit information and communications technology (ICT) for development and growth. Much has been written about the influences of economic and non-economic factors on ICT diffusion in developed societies. Studies examining the impact of relevant factors on Africa's regions' capabilities to exploit ICT for development are scarce. Moreover, where such studies exist, it is not uncommon for the African continent to be taken as a monolith. This paper argues that the NRI scores for countries across the geographical regions of Africa vary by socio-economic and cultural factors. Hypotheses were developed to test this assertion. The data analysis showed that there are differences across Africa's regions with respect to the NRI. The data also found relationships between some socio-economic factors, cross-cultural dimensions, and the NRI. The study's implications for research and policy making are succinctly discussed.
机译:开发网络就绪指数(NRI)的目的是衡量国家(和地区)利用信息和通信技术(ICT)促进发展和增长的倾向。关于经济和非经济因素对发达社会ICT传播的影响,已有许多文献报道。缺乏研究有关因素对非洲地区利用信通技术促进发展的能力的影响的研究。此外,在存在此类研究的地方,非洲大陆被视为一个整体并不少见。本文认为,非洲地理区域内国家的NRI分数因社会经济和文化因素而异。假设被开发来检验这个断言。数据分析表明,NRI在非洲各地区之间存在差异。数据还发现了一些社会经济因素,跨文化维度和NRI之间的关系。简要讨论了该研究对研究和政策制定的意义。

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