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Examining the Impact of ICT on Sustainable Development : A Data-Driven Narrative (2021)

Ramasubramanian, G., Shaikh, A. A., & Sharma, R. (2021). Examining the Impact of ICT on Sustainable Development : A Data-Driven Narrative. In Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2021) (pp. 4394-4403). University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2021.534

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Ramasubramanian, Gautam; Shaikh, Aijaz A.; Sharma, Ravishankar

Parent publication: Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2021)

Conference:

Place and date of conference: Maui, HI, USA, 4.-8.1.2021

eISBN: 978-0-9981331-4-0

Journal or series: Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

ISSN: 1530-1605

eISSN: 2572-6862

Publication year: 2021

Pages range: 4394-4403

Publisher: University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2021.534

Persistent website address: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/71151

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/73709

Abstract

Considering the challenges of sustainable development and the mixed prescriptions being offered by the use of digital technologies, we present a data-driven narrative of how ICT development impacts the sustainable growth of economies. The analysis is based on historical panel data from 39 economies across the developed and developing economies. The industry-standard CRISP-DM methodology was applied as it is flexible, robust, and offers a practical approach for data analytics. The findings reveal that there are differentiated outcomes in terms of sustainable growth among high-income and low-income economies. This poses legitimate questions as to whether low-income economies will be able to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 through the intermediation of ICT.

Keywords: sustainable development; information and communications technology; digitalisation; productivity; ecological footprint; international comparison; developed countries; developing countries

Free keywords: Human-centricity in a Sustainable Digital Economy; high-income economies; low-income economies; sustainable development; sustainable society

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2021

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