Technology has become a major driver for business, society, and government in the present times. Businesses use technology to monitor their processes, improve their efficiency, and automate routine tasks along with other things while government may use the technology from a different...

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the relationship between digital innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a specifc focus on the concept of green growth. Green growth refers to fostering economic growth while ensuring environmental sustainability, making it a...

Aim: This study investigates the digital gap in enterprises (particularly SMEs) and introduces the Digital Gap Benchmarking Model as a solution to bridge this gap and enhance their digital transformation processes. Design / Research methods: The research employs a narrative literature review of...

From 2018 to 2022, household access to home internet in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased from 50.7 to 68.4 percent, with higher access rates in urban areas (ITU, 2023). In most countries of LAC, there are pronounced disparities in access to the internet between poor and non-poor...

Digital technology is increasingly blurring the lines between humans and machines, significantly influencing the distribution of income among workers. The question of how businesses can capitalise on the benefits of digital advancement by optimising internal human capital allocation during the...

The global economy has undergone a digital transformation that is now essential for sustainable business success, with COVID-19 significantly accelerating this trend. Organizations have been compelled to adopt digital technologies to remain competitive in an increasingly demanding market. In...

This paper examines the impact of banking digitalization in Spain, focusing on the consequences of branch closures and digital barriers for financial inclusion. Using panel data from the Survey on Equipment and Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Households (2017-2021), a logit...

Digitalisation has become a transformative force revamping economies, societies, and governance systems. It has fostered innovation and enhanced global competitiveness in an interconnected world. This study aims to construct a composite index for digitalisation to evaluate global digitalisation...

Digital skills are increasingly essential for full participation in modern life. Yet many low-income families face a dual digital divide: limited access to technology and limited ability to use it effectively. These gaps can undermine adults' ability to support their children's education,...

The diffusion and adoption of the internet are necessary for farmers' economic development, including in Indonesia where agriculture continues to employ most of the labor force. However, Indonesian farmers' terms of trade for food crops remain low. This study examines the association between...

Digital skills are critical for promoting gender equality, economic empowerment, and bridging the digital divide. This paper presents stylized facts on the gender gap in digital literacy for a total of 35,661 individuals ranging from pupils to adults using data from the German National...

This study investigates the factors that infuence the adoption of digital technology in rural areas of India, with a focus on the Digital India Program (DIP). By analyzing the age distribution, education levels, technology adoption rates, and utilization patterns among rural populations, this...

Building on the dynamic capability perspective, this study investigates effective digitalization and digital transformation strategies in the tech industry by highlighting the relevance of the digital divide among developed and developing economies. Further, the study identifies the key...

The digital connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region is primarily shaped by the availability of ICT infrastructure, the nature of regulatory policies, and the dynamics of competition among service providers. This paper explores the policies and regulations that affect the costs and accessibility...

In the era of advancing digital transformation, the impact of the digital divide on residents' financial behavior has garnered considerable attention, yet there exists a gap in understanding its implications for financial advisors. Employing the analytical framework of "access gap-usage...

Purpose This paper explores flexible working practices (FWPs) and takes a critical view that argues a need to consider not only access to digital technological resources but also the vast array of factors that constrain one's ability to use technology for its intended benefits, as constituting...

Resumen COVID-19 forced an abrupt change in the teaching-learning process. From a scheme based on face-to-face teaching, we moved to a unique and exclusive system of virtual education. This change in the educational system involved forced adaptations of both students and teachers without a prior...

This study explores the relationship between digital access, protection, and adoption in supporting technological entrepreneurship within national digital ecosystems. The study utilised PROCESS regression analysis on the Global Entrepreneurship Development Institute (GEDI)'s Digital Development...

With more activities being moved online during the COVID-era, digital infrastructure, as a public service, is now playing a greater role in influencing innovation and making the symbiotic relationship between innovation subjects closer. While the surge in patenting in China is associated with a...

Information and communication technology (ICT) can boost existing socio-economic inequalities if the former is socially exclusive. Longstanding barriers prevent minoritized populations from accessing ICT, thus leading to a vicious circle between digital divide and poor development. The digital...

Empirical evidence on the potential impacts of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is mostly focused on high-income countries. In contrast, little is known about the role of this technology on the future economic pathways of developing economies. This paper contributes to fill this gap by...

Climate change is unfolding amid the greatest information and communication revolution in human history. From e-commerce and social media to smart manufacturing and precision farming, digital technologies have become prevalent in all aspects of economic and social life. Digital technologies also...

Access to smartphones and mobile internet is increasingly necessary to participate in the modern economy. Yet women significantly lag men in digital access, especially in lower-income settings with gender gaps that span other dimensions - and where digital gaps threaten to deepen existing analog...

This article examines the link between the digital divide and women's economic participation. We use a cross-sectional model based on a panel of 45 African countries. Our results show that the digital divide (cell phone, bandwidth and Internet) worsens women's economic participation. The...

The purpose of this study is that it will illustrate how much influence the Smart City Policy and Community Needs have on Policy Implementation with a digital divide in Tangerang City. The digital divide experienced by certain citizens is certainly a challenge for local governments in providing...

Quality of life challenges, presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, emphasized the importance in achieving progress in making access to voice and broadband data services widespread and affordable. The virus forced nearly everyone to shelter in place, and to rely on wired and wireless technologies...