An Empirical Study on Telecommunication Product Adoption in Latin America and the Caribbean

Bagchi, Kallol; Solis, Adriano O.; Gemoets, Leopoldo A.

doi:10.1002/j.1681-4835.2003.tb00099.x

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“…Teledensity has been improving since privatization and liberalization of the market. Improved telephone access, as pointed out by Bagchi, Solis, and Gemoets 2003 in this issue of EJISDC, was possible due to the rapid growth of cellular lines. As they show, wired lines ha ve experienced weaker adoption in part due to the still monopolized market for local telecommunication services, while markets for cellular services experience competition.…”

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“…In Europe and North America the GINI index is 29 and 36.1 respectively while in Latin America it is 51. (HDR 2003) Income has been found to determine technology adoption in many studies (Bagchi, Solis, and Gemoets 2003, GarciaMurillo and Gable 2003, Mbarika and Byrd 2002, Yatrakis, 1992 Income is important because information technologies need a minimum investment of resources for the purchase of computers and software. The average price of a computer in most regions of the world is approximately $ 1,500.…”

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Patchwork Adoption of ICTs in Latin America

García‐Murillo

2003

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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This paper presents the idea of patchwork adoption, which refers to the coexistence of obsolete and state of the art technologies at the same time. Factors such as lower and unequal distribution of income, education, wired infrastructure, experience with information and communication technologies (ICTs), as well as the fact that most applications are designed and developed in high income countries, limits the ability of companies and the population at large to adopt the most recent technologies more broadly. The problem is not only that these economies are poorer but also that they experience greater disparity of income, wealth, and education. In terms of infrastructure cellular phones experienced an explosion but the low level of wired infrastructure in Latin America currently affects the adoption of more advanced ICTs that incorporate broadband. The design of systems and well as the quality standards that guide their development are also aimed at advanced economies. This has forced developers in Latin America to develop standards that fulfill their needs under limited resources. All of these factors lead to a patchwork adoption that contrasts with the familiar sshape adoption that high income countries experience. The role of government, as explained in the Brazilian case, can help to expand the use of these technologies and perhaps reduce the inequalities.

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Patchwork Adoption of ICTs in Latin America

García‐Murillo

2003

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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“…Without some form of partisanship, the competing political forces might polarize to the extent that fragile democratic transitions do not deepen (Mische 2007). Since the privatization of much of the telecommunications industry in 1998, an important part of this new culture of political communication has increasingly involved digital media (Bagchi, Solis, & Gemoets 2003).…”

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Does Social Media Make a Difference in Political Campaigns? Digital Dividends in Brazil's 2010 National Elections

Gilmore

Howard

2013

SSRN Journal

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“…5 5 Note that the geo‐political position of the Caribbean often implies that it is subsumed within discussions on the wider Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, a situation that is also the case with regard to ICTD. Examples of studies on the LAC region include one on telecommunications diffusion (Bagchi et al. 2003), an edited volume on digital and information poverty (Galperin and Mariscal 2007), and discussions on telecenters in the region including some Caribbean countries (Proenza 2001; Proenza et al.…”

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Leveraging Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD) in the Caribbean

Thakur

2012

Geography Compass

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This paper presents a review of research in the field of information and communication technologies for development (ICTD) in the Caribbean. Specifically, I look at the extent to which ICTs can and have supported development in the region. In so doing, I examine the literature at three levels, in terms of development interventions, market‐led interventions and policy responses, while drawing on research from a wide range of sectors such as education, commerce, etc. Most research focus on the benefits that accrue from ICTs. However, at all three levels debates have emerged with regard to the efficacy of ICTs in enabling development, the most critical of which occur at the policy level. Furthermore, there are several areas in the literature that remain unexplored and present significant opportunities to increase our understanding of the impact of ICTs on development in the Caribbean.

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An Empirical Study on Telecommunication Product Adoption in Latin America and the Caribbean

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Patchwork Adoption of ICTs in Latin America

Patchwork Adoption of ICTs in Latin America

Does Social Media Make a Difference in Political Campaigns? Digital Dividends in Brazil's 2010 National Elections

Leveraging Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD) in the Caribbean

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