Environmental impact of information and communication technology: Unveiling the role of education in developing countries
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Greater investment in ICT has the added benefit of solving the issues of the unavailability of ICT networks and/or issues with low connectivity, especially within developing nations, thereby bridging the digital divide.
“Greater investment in ICT also has the added benefit of solving the issues of the unavailability of ICT networks and/or issues with low connectivity, especially within developing nations, thereby bridging the digital divide [115].”
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- Authors
- Zhang, C., Khan, I., Dagar, V., Saeed, A., & Zafar, M. W.
- Affiliations
- Jilin University (CN)
- Beijing Institute of Technology (CN)
- Great Lakes Institute of Management (IN)
- National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (PK)
- COMSATS University Islamabad (PK)
- Corresponding author
- Zafar, Muhammad Wasif
- Venue
- Technological Forecasting and Social Change
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-05
- Volume
- 178
- Pages
- 121570
- ISSN
- 0040-1625 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4213087337
- Cited by
- 340
- References
- 86
- Citations by year
- 2026: 28 · 2025: 57 · 2024: 73 · 2023: 131 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 62.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Technological Forecasting and Social Change (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences (20BGY102, 21ZDA006)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Economic Growth and Development
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Green IT and Sustainability
- Keywords
- information and communication technologies, environmental quality, education, developing countries, globalization, income, financial development, ICT infrastructure, CO2 emissions, environmental policy
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