The Impact of Information and Communications Technology on Life Expectancy: The Case of Saudi Arabia

Dirar Elmahi Elobaid Ahmed and Mohamad Almoree

Issues in Economics and Business, 2024, vol. 10, issue 1, 1

Abstract: The impact of Information Communications Technology (ICT) spending on health indicators is a concern for policymakers in the environment of continuously increasing health spending in all countries. The article in discussion centers around the theme of "The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Life Expectancy in Saudi Arabia" delving into the relationship between technology expenditures and health indicators. in Saudi Arabia over the period (1998-2022) using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method. The results show that spending on ICT sector is positively correlated with specific health indicators, namely, the average life expectancy. These findings guide the contribution of positive and effective impacts of spending on ICT to enhance health and provide future guidance on national health policy implications.

Date: 2024
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