Fostering Integrated Governance Quality through Technology Penetration: Thresholds of Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Jeremiah Ejemeyovwi (), Alex Adegboye (), Olaoluwa Umukoro () and Simplice Asongu
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Jeremiah Ejemeyovwi: Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
Alex Adegboye: Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
Olaoluwa Umukoro: Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria

No 21/087, Research Africa Network Working Papers from Research Africa Network (RAN)

Abstract: In the quest for the attainment of democracy with its fully unleashed potentials, the role of information and communication technology (ICT) is integral within this current knowledge economy disposition. The study explores the effect of mobile technology penetration on governance quality from the unconditional and marginal effects of mobile phones and diverse democracy indicators. The analysis is carried out by applying the instrumental variables (IV) Tobit regression to the data to examine the relationship among the variables of interest with a view to handling possible endogeneity issues in the empirical model. The study finds that weak democracy is detrimental to the effect of mobile phone penetration on integrated governance quality and that the higher the mobile phone penetration, the lower the weak democracy quality in SSA. The study concludes by recommending efforts and policies to be enacted and implemented such as the enhancement of mobile technology for concise quality governance.

Keywords: Democracy; Information and Communication Technology; Governance; Instrument Variables (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O15 O3 O55 Q55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31
Date: 2021-01
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Journal Article: Fostering Integrated Governance Quality through Technology Penetration: Thresholds of Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa (2024)
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Working Paper: Fostering Integrated Governance Quality through Technology Penetration: Thresholds of Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa (2021)
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