Felix Olu Bankole|Farid Shirazi|Irwin Brown
Investigating the Impact of ICT Investments on Human Development
University of Cape Town|Toronto Metropolitan University|University of Cape Town
abstract last two decades worldwide information communication technology ict market growing rapid rate led global net increase ict investments usage international organizations ict vendors policy makers investigating whether large investments worthwhile results regarding issue inconclusive research area fraught complexity existing empirical work limited study investigates impact ict investments human development particular interest relationships different dimensions ict investment components human development ict investments thought four dimensions hardware software internal spending telecommunication investment typical human development indicators standard living gdp per capita education literacy school enrolments health life expectancy variables modelled correctly effect either overestimated article line enquiry study kim et al 2008 extended investigate relationship four aspects ict investments three key components human development empirical analysis shows four dimensions ict investment impact various ways components human development impacts different high income mid income low income countries based findings study suggests theoretical propositions explain impact ict investments human development