The role of ICT use to the economic growth in Sub Saharan African region (SSA)

Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 306-329

  Albiman, Masoud Mohammed ^a,b   Sulong, Zunaidah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

^b Zanzibar Revenue Board (ZRB)   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Fixed telephone 2C mobile phone and internet penetration; GMM; ICT use 2C; SSA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992730944     PISSN: 20534620     EISSN: 20534639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JSTPM-06-2016-0010     Document Type: Article

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