Internet usage, innovation and human development nexus in Africa: the case of ECOWAS

Ejemeyovwi, Jeremiah O.; Osabuohien, Evans; Johnson, Olawale D.; Bowale, Ebenezer

doi:10.1186/s40008-019-0146-2

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“…The results suggest a positive relationship between innovation performance and human development. This result is in line with the finding of Ejemeyovwi, Osabuohien, Johnson (2019) which found that innovation has a significant and positive relationship with human development in Africa. However, this result contradicts the findings of Silva & Moreira (2019) which not confirmed the relationship between innovation and human development.…”

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An Empirical Perspective on the Relationship Between Innovation Performance and Sustainable Development

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2021

Ege Akademik Bakis (Ege Academic Review)

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In 2015, almost all member states of the United Nations adopted seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which provide specific objectives and timelines to promote inclusive prosperity. Innovation is crucial for achieving sustainable development. Innovation itself is one of the SDGs (Goal 9) and also a means for achieving the others.It is aimed to reveal the multidimensional relationship of innovation with the pillars of sustainable development in this study. The dataset of the study consists of 35 OECD member countries and statistics of these countries between 2007-2019 years. Global innovation scores of countries were used for innovation. Human Development Index was used for the social dimension, CO 2 emission values were used for the environmental dimension and GDP per capita was used for the economic dimension. The balanced panel was resolved through Eviews and STATA software packages programs.According to the results of the analysis, innovation has a positive and significant relationship with the social and economic pillars of sustainable development. It also has a significant but negative relationship with CO 2 emission, which negative relationship is a positive situation for the environment. Therefore, the main result of the study is innovation has a positive effect on sustainable development. According to the causality test results, it was determined that there are both short and long-run relationships between the three dimensions of innovation and sustainable development.

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An Empirical Perspective on the Relationship Between Innovation Performance and Sustainable Development

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“…Internet usage being the main independent variable tested for statistical significance in Model 1also revealed to have a significant and positive association with HDI, thus indicating that high levels of Internet usage are crucial in improving human development of the countries. This evidence supports findings by De La Hoz et al 2019, Ejemeyovwi et al (2019) and Çaglayan-Akay and Van (2017) who all found similar significant and positive relationship between Internet usage and human development. This study found that 1 percent increase in the share of population using the Internet is associated with a 0.0009 increase in the HDI value.…”

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Human Development through the Lens of Digital Literacy

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Digital inclusion has now become not only a matter of technological adoption, but the ability to use technologies where individuals are to possess necessary skills to make effective use of digital technologies. In this regard, digital literacy is seen as a crucial enabler for individuals to take advantage of digital opportunities as well as to engage in digital activities. Building on the importance of digital literacy, this study therefore attempts to assess the role of Internet usage and digital literacy on human development, which is proxied by the Human Development Index (HDI). Using a panel dataset covering 38 countries over a 4-year time span from 2015 to 2018, results of regression analysis indicate that both Internet usage and digital literacy emerge with significant and positive relationships with HDI. This evidence suggests that the high number of Internet users and high level of digital literacy are important means for promoting human development. Additional moderation analysis between Internet usage and digital literacy also produces a positive and significant interaction effect, which subsequently implies that digital literacy is an essential skill in enhancing effective usage of the Internet towards achieving greater socioeconomic well-being.

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“…The study expressed growth as a function of institutions, technology, and other growth components. The model explains that for growth in human development to be achieved, a number of factors must be present such as institutions, technology adoption, and innovation alongside the necessary control variables as initially emphasized by Ejemeyovwi, Osabuohien, Johnson, et al (2019).…”

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Innovation and Human Development Perspectives in West Africa

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Innovation during this era of globalization plays a crucial role in the growth and development of an economy. This study empirically investigates the role of research and development (innovation) on human development in West Africa (2004—2014). The estimation techniques utilized to carry out the objective are the standard variations of the Generalized least squares—Panel Fixed and Panel Random effects estimation techniques. The empirical results show that research and development in West Africa has a statistically significant positive impact on human development which emphasizes the potentials of human development to be harnessed by consistent research and development. The study recommends increased research and development (innovation) through adequate research and development funding and university-industry partnership for real human development problems to be solved.

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Internet usage, innovation and human development nexus in Africa: the case of ECOWAS

Cited by 54 publications

References 21 publications

An Empirical Perspective on the Relationship Between Innovation Performance and Sustainable Development

An Empirical Perspective on the Relationship Between Innovation Performance and Sustainable Development

Human Development through the Lens of Digital Literacy

Innovation and Human Development Perspectives in West Africa

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