Sustainable smart specialisation of small-island tourism countries

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) development and terrestrial and marine protection on the economic and environmental sustainability of small-island tourism countries. The current study expands the smart specialisation literature in the context of small-island tourism nations. It also proposes sustainable future growth strategies for these countries. Design/methodology/approach This paper adopted structural equation modelling using the data of 14 island nations between 1995 and 2014. The selection of countries was based on a set of criteria borrowed from literature. Findings The results indicate that the development of ICT infrastructure was not only associated with a higher inflow of tourists and a higher GDP per capita but also with a higher carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. Results also suggest that higher protection of terrestrial and marine areas has no impact on tourist inflows in tourism countries. Also, higher protection decreases the dependence of the total output on the tourism sector. Research limitations/implications A limitation of this study is the lack of available macro data on some other relevant variables for the countries studied. Social implications Following the findings of this study, the governments of these countries should make stringent environmental regulations and relax the telecom regulations for sustainable smart specialisation. Originality/value This study presents a novel insight into the sustainability challenge of island nations through the lens of smart specialisation. It also contributes to the literature on ICT and development.

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“…Eropa [24], [25], [20], [18] Asia [27], [30], [34], [19] Middle east [17] Asia pacific [32] Afrika [28], [31] Research methodology Quantitative [27], [30], [28], [34], [20], [17], [18], [32], [19] Qualitative [24], [18], [19] Literature review [31], [33] conceptual paper [25], [23], [26] Name of Journal Journal of tourism futures [27], [24], [25], [33], [17], [18], [32] Journal Asia Pacific journal of innovation [30] Journal International hospitality review [28], [31] Journal social responsibility [23] Journal of humanities and applied social science [26] Journal of marketing [34], [20] Journal of Asian Business and Economic studies [19]…”

“…Findings 1 [18] Nature is one of reason why tourists want to come to tourism destination and one of strategy is to offer green activities 2 [32] The concept of green tourism such as provide green transport, give biosphile bottle and nature-friendly amenities 3 [20] Environmental CSR image has a direct effect on consumer trust 4 [23] Social responsibility concept should be incorporated into tourism management techniques and and apparatus to facilitate the integration of tourism market activities 5 [19] To make sustainable in the tourism business is to determine the consumer satisfaction. Attraction with nature, nature-based activities, unpollated environtment and the attitude and competence of staff at ecotourism site.…”

“…Beside that, sustainable promotion is also very important for the creation of sustainable tourism. According to [31] the effective promotion strategy is by using social media such as Facebook subscribers, creating creative content, and mobile advertising, [26] do the nation branding, [32] ICT (Information Communication Technology).…”