Huge resources are invested into plans and projects that are designed to connect some of the billions of people who still lack any sort of digital connectivity. Yet, it is surprising that there is a relatively sparse evidence-base about how greater access and connectivity can facilitate or enable various types of economic development.
As such, our research group has begun to pull together a paper based on three questions:
In answering the third question, we will conduct a through review of the available scientific evidence from economics, sociology, development studies, geography, anthropology, information studies, and related disciplines. We are currently chipping away at each one of the questions (this is an ambitious undertaking, so will take a while), but – as we do so – would welcome suggestions of key resources in the meantime.
