Type of Resource:
Journal

Year of Publication:
2016

Indicators:
- Enablers
- Challenges
- Trends


Themes:
- Digital Literacy And Skills
- Internet Governance

Author(s): Simplice Asongu, Agyenim Boateng & Raphaël K. Akamavi

This paper investigates the effects of mobile phone technology, knowledge creation and diffusion on inclusive human development in 49 SSA countries for the period 2000-2012 using Tobit model. The study finds that mobile phone penetration in SSA is pivotal to sustainable and inclusive human development irrespective of the country’s level of income, legal origins, religious orientation and the state of the nation. However, the pupil-teacher ratio exerts a negative influence on inclusive human development. The net effects of interactions between the mobile phone and knowledge diffusion variables are positive.

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https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2822103

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Study Quality
High