ICT AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION: THE EXPERIENCE OF NIGERIA
Journal Title: The Journal of International Social Research - Year 2018, Vol 11, Issue 55
Abstract
The emergence of information and communication technology (ICT), especially in developing countries, can best be described as epochal. This is mainly because of the socio-economic transformation it has brought about. Virtually every aspect of modern life has been touched by ICT: countries have witnessed massive injection of funds through direct foreign investment, banking operations have been revolutionised, hitherto unknown employment creation opportunities have become a reality, business operations have been enhanced without the necessity for physical contact, and vehicular movement has been enhanced in many countries. In many developing countries, the traditional drawbacks of poor infrastructure have been largely overcome through the deployment of ICT. In many African countries, however, the actual impact of ICT on socio-economic development has yet to be studied in any systematic way – a lapse attributable in part to the fast pace of change that characterises the ICT sector, but also to the fact that compared to the developed countries, African countries still lag behind in ICT investment, and the low-level of support by government and the private sector to research devoted to track development trends. This paper explores current literature on the impact of ICT on socio-economic transformation based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) of Fred D Davis (1989). Focusing on Nigeria, but with lessons drawn from South Africa and other African countries, the paper highlights, among other things, the factors that enhance or inhibit the contributions that ICT could make in the country’s drive to transform the economy.
Authors and Affiliations
Joseph O. JIBOKU
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP438773
- DOI -
- Views 160
- Downloads 0
THE ROLE OF AFGHAN TRIBES IN THE COLLAPSE OF SAFAVID DYNASTY
As from the early of XVIth century, the State of Safavid that conquered Persia, kept its presence as the most important political power of the region until the early of XVIIIth century, though there were Ottoman Empire i...
THE USE OF COMPUTER AND INTERNET IN CHILDREN’S BOOK
Computer and use of internet has been an important issue in our life with the developing technology. Children’s book, which directs its content according to the changing circumstances, is not expected to be insensitive t...
DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION IN THE COURSE OF HISTORY (CURRENT SITUATION AND THINGS TO DO)
Democracy is a value that is expected to be internalized and characterized by people in today’s world. School and family are promoted as the most significant organizations in instilling this value. One of the most approp...
SOUND EVENTS ACHIEVED DURING ADDENTION OF YUNUS EMRE
The Turkish language is one of the world's tallest languages. In this historical language, which is a long and long history, sound events have occurred in many words. One of the most important elements for a language is...
A RESEARCH ON HEDONIC AND UTILITARIAN SHOPPING BEHAVIOR
In recent decades globalization and postmodernism together with improvements in communication technologies have provoked significant changes and developments worldwide in almost all societal and in individual lives. Toge...