Ojelanki Ngwenyama|Francis Kofi Andoh?Baidoo|Felix Bollou|Olga Morawczynski
Is There A Relationship Between ICT, Health, Education And Development? An Empirical Analysis of five West African Countries from 1997–2003
Toronto Metropolitan University|Virginia Commonwealth University|Toronto Metropolitan University|Brussels School of International Studies
abstract decade key international organizations world bank international monetary fund un international telecommunications union itu argued investment information communication telecommunication ict infrastructure prerequisite development poor countries however dissenting voices international development community argue african governments focus attention building schools delivering basic health care electricity clean water rather building costly ict infrastructure limited financial resources paper present analysis relationships among investments ict health care education human development index five west african nations use stepwise regression analysis help unravel complex relationships among variables results provide evidence complementary investments ict health education significantly increase development given developing nations making considerable investments healthcare education ict concerns type investments make findings significant contribution literature