This paper reviews roughly 200 recent studies of mobile (cellular) phone use in the
developing world, and identifies major concentrations of research. It categorizes studies …

In 2009, an estimated 585 million people had no access to electricity services in sub-
Saharan Africa. Unlike many other regions of the world, under current assumptions, that …

This study explores whether and how the digital divide affects household energy poverty in
China. Based on China Family Panel Studies data, the digital divide index at the household …

Abstract Information and communications technology (ICT) adoption, and its penetration and
use, in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have steadily grown since the turn of the century …

Despite the efforts devoted to the analysis of the digital divide over the last years, the
regional evidence on this issue is still scarce. Within this context, the goals of this paper are …

Due to the accelerated pace with which developments in information and communications
technology are taking place, digital society and the digital economy have become real and …

This paper presents a cross-country study on the determinants of information and
communication technology (ICT) diffusion using multivariate analysis techniques to capture …

This paper analyses the influence of the digital divide on the new IMF financial development
index on a panel of 34 African countries over the period 2005–2017. Using the instrumental …

Financial inclusion (FI) provides significant possibilities for poverty alleviation. Information
communication technology (ICT) is an essential component of any FI strategy aiming to …

This paper analyzes the process of Internet diffusion across the world using a panel of 214
countries during the period 1990–2004. Countries are classified as low-or high-income and …