Investment in telecommunications infrastructure, growth and employment recent research

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Kausalitas Serta Respons Perekonomian, Belanja, Pembangunan Telekomunikasi Publik dan Penelitian Pengembangan di Indonesia

“…Penelitian ini serupa dengan penelitian yang dilakukan oleh (Wieck & Vidal, 2010) dimana studi ini memperlihatkan terdapat hubungan kausalitas dua arah yakni antara belanja pembangunan telekomunikasi publik dengan perekonomian, dalam penelitian ini mengatakan ketika terjadi peningkatan anggaran belanja pembangunan telekomunikasi publik, maka akan mempengaruhi nilai perekonomian, begitu sebaliknya. Dalam penelitian tersebut, menyarankan bahwa harus adanya fokus dalam investasi peningkatan kualitas kecepatan jaringan internet oleh pemerintah maupun pihak lainnya.…”

Impact of next‐generation access networks on the innovation efficiency of Portuguese municipalities: A spatial econometrics approach

“…Indeed, these are transversally felt in the digital sphere, which suggests that the appropriability problem is expected to be amplified based on cross‐regional allocative distortions. Since the total amount of inputs increases in the geographical space where NGA networks are installed but outputs are intangible and unlimited in reach, it is incorrect to claim that the propagation of efficiency gains resulting from the rollout of NGA networks is restricted to the place where the implementation occurs (Wieck & Vidal, 2011). In limit, efficiency gains of the LAU where NGA networks are installed can be redundant.…”