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ICT dynamics for gender inclusive intermediary education: Minimum poverty and inequality thresholds in developing countries

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In this paper, the authors examined linkages between information and communication technology (ICT) dynamics, inequality and poverty in order to establish critical masses of poverty and inequality that should not be exceeded in order for ICT dynamics to promote gender inclusive education in 57 developing countries for the period 2012-2016.
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This article is published in Telecommunications Policy.The article was published on 2021-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 26 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Poverty & Economic inequality.

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Financial globalisation dynamic thresholds for financial development: evidence from Africa

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated if financial development benefits from financial globalisation are questionable until certain thresholds of financial globalization are attained, and provided policy makers with levels of FDI (as percentage of GDP) that are required to start materialising financial development gains from financial globalization.
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Basic Formal Education Quality, Information Technology and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the relevance of basic formal education in information technology for inclusive human development in 49 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012 and find that poor primary education dampens the positive effect of mobile phone penetration on inclusive human Development.
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Has information and communication technology improved environmental quality in the OECD? —a dynamic panel analysis

TL;DR: The mechanisms through which ICT can affect the environment, namely education, transportation, foreign direct investment, regulatory quality, and institutional quality, are identified, which have critical implications for combatting climate change.
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Understanding the greater diffusion of mobile money innovations in Africa

TL;DR: In this article, a comparative analysis between sampled African countries and the corresponding sampled developing countries was conducted to understand the greater diffusion of mobile money innovations in Africa. But, not all factors driving mobile money innovation in Africa are apparent in the findings of Lashitew et al. (2019).
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Harnessing digital technologies for poverty reduction. Evidence for low-income and lower-middle income countries

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors assess the digital technologies contribution to poverty reduction, through different channels of impact, like education, labor market, income and ICT-trade related activities, using the sample of 40 developing countries between 1990 and 2019, relying on macro data extracted from the World Bank Development Indicators (2021) and the World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database (2020).
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Inequality, ICT and financial access in Africa

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the role of information and communication technology (ICT) on income inequality through financial development dynamics of depth (money supply and liquid liabilities), efficiency (at banking and financial system levels), activity (from banking and finance system perspectives) and size, in 48 African countries for the period 1996 to 2014.
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Education, lifelong learning, inequality and financial access: evidence from African countries

TL;DR: In this article, the role of financial access in modulating the effect of education and lifelong learning on inequality in 48 African countries for the period 1996-2014 Lifelong learning is investigated.
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The role of information sharing in modulating the effect of financial access on inequality

TL;DR: In this article, the role of information sharing in modulating the effect of financial access on income inequality in 48 African countries for the period 2004-2014 was examined, where information sharing is proxie...
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Financial inclusion and stability in MENA: Evidence from poverty and inequality

TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of financial inclusion on income inequality, poverty, and financial stability in eight MENA countries over the period 2002-2015 is investigated. And the empirical evidence indicates that while financial integration is a contributing factor to financial instability in MENA, financial inclusion contributes positively to financial stability.
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Enhancing ICT for environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined how increasing ICT penetration in sub-Saharan Africa can contribute towards environmental sustainability by decreasing CO2 emissions, based on the Generalised Method of Moments and forty-four countries for the period 2000-2012.
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