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http://dx.doi.org/10.9716/KITS.2017.16.4.001

An Efficiency Analysis of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) using Nonparametric Frontier Analysis  

Kim, Changhee (서울대학교 경영대학)
Yang, Hongsuk (서울대학교 경영대학)
Kim, Soo Wook (서울대학교 경영대학)
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Journal of Information Technology Services / v.16, no.4, 2017 , pp. 1-13 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines how specific technology from Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-which plays a critical role in increasing productivity by promoting a spread of technology across the society though the use of big data, mobile or wearable devices-impacts of the productivity of society and productivity of added values, respectively. The impact of technology was studied from the perspective of efficiency levels of input. In order to provide an analysis, we have categorized ICT into 16 specific technologies and have set the number of companies and number of employees each as an input factor while setting the respective output and the output of added values as an output factor. Afterwards, we have applied data envelopment analysis (DEA) which is a form of nonparametric frontier analysis and measured the productivity and efficiency of added values for each technology. According to the analysis results, there were 2 technologies by the CRS standards, and 3 technologies by the VRS standards that showed relative efficiency levels. We have also presented some efficiency improvement strategies for specific technologies that revealed relative inefficiency and offered a reference set and projection point. In addition, we provide an analysis on scale efficiencies (SE), diminishing returns to scale (DRS), and increasing returns to scale (IRS) of each ICT.
Keywords
Information and Communications Technology(ICT); Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA); Nonparametric Frontier Analysis; Efficiency of Technology;
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