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http://dx.doi.org/10.7840/kics.2014.39C.4.387

Strategies for Economic Development through Mobile and Case Studies in Africa  

Yu, Jieun (Market Strategy Research Division, Economics and Management Research Lab, kt)
Kim, Sunyoung (IT Policy Research Division, Economics and Management Research Lab, kt)
Lee, Hwansoo (Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in IT Law, Dankook University)
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The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences / v.39C, no.4, 2014 , pp. 387-399 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study proposes strategies for economic development through mobile in Africa where mobile emerges as an infra to solve socioeconomic problems. It analyzes economy and ICT industry in Africa and studies several cases that are utilized in agriculture, finance, education, and healthcare. It also examines economic development theory and the impact of broadband on economic growth and development. It is necessary to leapfrog to mobile to achieve an information society and a compact industrialization based on ICT because fixed-line is very poor and expensive in Africa. Building a mobile broadband infra, supporting a dissemination of low-end smartphones and a government's support for mobile contents are necessary to achieve a leapfrogging development through mobile in Africa. The findings of this study provide additional insights for Korean ICT companies to consider a business in Africa.
Keywords
Africa; economic development; leapfrogging; mobile services; mobile broadband;
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