Information and Communications Technology (ICT) International Spillovers

Author

Gholami, R. ; Xiaojia Guo ; Higon, M.D.A. ; Lee, S.-Y.T.

Author_Institution

Oper. & Inf. Manage. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham

Volume

56

Issue

2

fYear

2009

fDate

5/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

329

Lastpage

340

Abstract

As information and communications technology (ICT) involves both traditional capital and knowledge capital, potential spillovers through various mechanisms can occur. Having tried to confirm the existence of ICT spillovers across country borders as Park et al. (Inf. Syst. Res., vol. 18, pp. 86-102, 2007), we investigate the patterns and mechanisms of international ICT spillovers. We use panel data on 37 countries from 1996 to 2004. We find that developing countries could reap more benefits from ICT spillovers than developed countries. We also find that the higher the Internet penetration rate in recipient countries, the more international ICT spillovers there might exist. Our findings are important for policy decisions regarding national trade liberalization and economic integration. Developing economies that are more open to foreign trade may have an economic advantage and may develop knowledge-intensive activities, which will lead to economic development in the long run.

Keywords

Internet; international trade; security of data; ICT; Internet penetration rate; economic development; economic integration; information and communications technology; international spillovers; knowledge capital; national trade liberalization; policy decisions; traditional capital; Equations; International trade; Internet; Investments; Knowledge engineering; Production; Productivity; Developing countries; information and communications technology (ICT); international knowledge spillovers; network penetration rate;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9391

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TEM.2009.2016044

Filename

4806620