A Model for ICT Capacity Building in Very Small Island States: How does ICT usage increase per capita incomes?

Very small island states face challenges that are unique and may benefit from coordinated electronic governance strategies. They have populations of less than 1.5 million, are susceptible to natural disasters, have higher volatility in their economies, greater reliance on larger economies for trade, remittances from nationals living abroad and limited capacity in their domestic industries and public sector services. In particular, very small island states have populations of which a large portion comprise of tourists, limited resource base and tend to rely on service industries such as tourism and offshore finance to sustain their vulnerable economies. This means that these states need assistance in building their capacity to sustain economic development. In particular, there is a correlation between Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage and per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which may enable greater capacity building efforts to be successful in small island states. This paper draws upon the most recent data on the very small island states to arrive at an analysis of the link between ICT usage and per capita GDP growth. Following a regression analysis of two hypotheses, further analysis is conducted to identify a multiplier effect between ICT usage and per capita GDP growth. This paper illustrates how the ICT multiplier effect takes place to bring about increases in per capita GDP. An understanding of the relationship between these two indicators can enable capacity building strategies to be developed that can contribute to sustainable development in the small island states

Internet Marketing: Marketers\u27 Perception of Ethical Issues

Many businesses have been attracted to marketing on the Internet, but little attention has been given to the potential ethical issues regarding Internet marketing. Although some ethical behavior models have been proposed, relatively few have been empirically validated. This study\u27s main objective is to assess the perception of ethical issues on Internet marketing among a sample of 150 marketing executives from a Midwest business community. Results and recommendations regarding ethical issues related to Internet marketing are discussed

A Global Analysis of the Effect of IT Capacity on Development – Understanding Sourcing of Skills

The use of IT to support global processes has opened up opportunities for some countries to source skills from other countries often located in very different parts of the world. This study investigates the relationship between ICT Capacity and Skills and their effects on Economic Development from 2001 to 2005 for each of the 183 countries that are members of the United Nations. Following an analysis of ICT Capacity and its relationship to Skills and Economic Development, this paper reports positive correlations. The contribution of this paper is in the development and testing of a conceptual model that illustrates these correlations and explains why digital divides are narrowing in some countries but widening in others. This relationship between ICT capacity and skills has implications for the global sourcing of skills between countries and regions

A Cluster Analysis of Research in Information Technology for Global Development: Where to from here？

While research in Information Systems recognizes the importance of Information Technology in a global context, it continues to focus on a narrow view of IT adoption. In recognizing that the majority of innovations in IT are taking place in developing countries, it is important to find out what research is being undertaken to understand the effects of the different technologies on development outcomes. This paper conducts a cluster analysis of 214 papers from the SigGlobDev Workshop, the Information Technology for Development Journal and other Information Systems Journals and conferences which have published papers in Information Systems and Global Development. This analysis throws light on the ways in which research is being undertaken in this area. The contribution of this paper lies in identifying the key areas in which Information Systems research is addressing the ways that development outcomes are or are not being addressed, and it highlights areas that still need to be investigated

The Role of Human Capital in Information and Communication Technology Adoption for Development: Evidence from China

Emerging economies, in particular China, are powering growth in Asia. While China is seen to lead growth in the emerging markets of Asia, 98% of its manufacturing and production base is powered by small businesses. These businesses represent the majority of all businesses in emerging countries and the growth of these businesses increases with their successful adoption of Information Technology. This paper uses a well-known model in Information Systems Adoption to analyze ICT usage, the effect ICT usage and human capital in the development of the small businesses in China. The reason this model is used is to find out which variables, if any, hold in the case of small businesses in China. As very little research has been done in the IS literature of ICT adoption in small businesses in China, this paper adds to what is known about the role of human capital in ICT adoption for development in China. This paper makes a contribution to the IS acceptance and global development literature by providing concepts that enable IS researchers to study ICT adoption in China

Assessing the Impacts of Electronic Commerce Diffusion on Development

While the concept of economic development has been widely used to understand the health and wealth of countries, it is accepted that the access to the internet for electronic commerce transactions enable generation in income and improvements in lives. However, with the rise of disparities in income within countries, electronic commerce opportunities can be limited to the few with internet access. In this paper, we investigate how e-commerce diffusion affects economic development and factors of electronic commerce diffusion that promote or impede economic development. Using data available through international data collection agencies, we analyze three ASEAN members with relatively close GNI as of 2013 as well as three countries with largely high GNI as of 2013. The contribution of this paper is in understanding the impact of electronic commerce diffusion on development

Information and Communication Technology for Development: Evidence from MOOCs Adoption

As an important catalyst for development, evolution, and transformation, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is sharping both developed and emerging areas in the world for years. While the world is embracing the era of Internet, Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) enables students, especially from emerging economies to attend cutting edge courses from elite universities for free. However, even lots of attention was paid towards the status quo of MOOCs, very little research was conducted on the factors that could affect the adoption of MOOCs among students. On the other hand, we argue that MOOCs could be an important factor that make effect to the development, especially among emerging area. This research-in-progress paper illustrates a theoretical model on the adoption of MOOCs based on the UTAUT model. Future research will be conducted to further understand and verify the model

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES: THEORETICAL & EMPIRICAL SUPPORT

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been shown to have an impact on social, economic and human development. Prior studies conducted have investigated the relationships between ICT and development but there has been a consistent lack in the development literature in tying the findings of such studies to theory. In this paper, we marry an empirical analysis to a theoretical framework to examine the nature of the relationship between ICTs and human development and reveal that a positive correlation exists between the two

TAM or VFM? Which Model Matches How People Ascribe Actually Value?

The IT community has a long history of developing theory to explain when people will change their behaviors to adopt new technology systems. Two current technology adoption theories, the Technology Adoption Model and the Value Frequency Model, draw from different groups of referent theory: Reasons Theories (RTs) and Expectancy Value Theories (EVTs). RTs and EVTs make different assumptions about how people form attitudes toward behavioral changes (i.e., to adopt or not). Having a better understanding of how people make judgments that affect their behavioral choices could help guide the choice of referent theory when developing new IT theory. This study examined how people responded to attitude-shaping scenarios as a way to gain insight into the assumptions that could be guiding their choices. Their responses indicated a tendency to assign values in ways consistent with the assumptions and processes articulated in EVTs