The Upside of Digital for the Middle East and North Africa How Digital Technology Adoption Can Accelerate Growth and Create Jobs.

The Upside of Digital for the Middle East and North Africa How Digital Technology Adoption Can Accelerate Growth and Create Jobs.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Cusolito, Ana Paula
Other Authors: Gévaudan, Clément, Lederman, Daniel, Wood, Christina
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: : World Bank Publications, 2021
Subjects:
Technological innovations > Economic aspects > Middle East.
Technological innovations > Economic aspects > Africa, North.
Information superhighway > Middle East.
Information superhighway > Africa, North.
Electronic commerce > Middle East.
Electronic commerce > Africa, North.
Middle East > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Africa, North > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Executive Summary
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • References
  • 2 The Digital Paradox in the Middle East and North Africa and the Upside of Digital Technologies
  • Notes
  • References
  • 3 Framework for Understanding the Upside of the Digital Economy
  • References
  • 4 How Digital Technologies Help to Overcome Market Frictions
  • Overcoming Frictions due to Information Asymmetries on Ride-Hailing Platforms
  • Overcoming Transport Frictions: IT Sector and Mobility Barriers in West Bank
  • Tourism Demand: Overcoming Frictions Associated with Geography and Language Barriers
  • Notes
  • References
  • 5 The Upside of Digital: Empirical Framework and Results
  • Lower-Bound Estimates of the Upside of the Digital Economy
  • Gains in GDP per Capita
  • Gains in Revenue Productivity and Employment in Manufacturing
  • Gains in Tourism and Hospitality Industry Jobs
  • Reductions in Unemployment and Increases in Female Labor Force Participation
  • Summary of the Upside Impact of Digital Technologies
  • Notes
  • References
  • 6 Three Foundational Pillars of the Digital Economy
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • Digital Payments
  • Regulations for E-commerce
  • Notes
  • References
  • 7 Addressing Challenges and Mitigating Risks
  • Liberalization and Competition as Drivers of Mobile Digital Data Technology Adoption
  • Competition in the Digital Services Market
  • Risk Associated with Digital Social Media
  • Data Governance
  • Data Privacy in Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Notes
  • References
  • 8 Summary and Conclusions
  • Appendix A: Modeling the Relationship between Digital Payments, Bank Regulation, and Banking System Development
  • Appendix B: Benchmark Regressions: Graphs and Statistics
  • Appendix C: Description of New Mobile Data Technology Adoption Rankings
  • Boxes
  • Box 5.1 Empirical Framework for Estimating the Upside of Digital Technologies
  • Box 7.1 Four Main Data Governance Paradigms
  • Figures
  • Figure 2.1 Penetration of Facebook Accounts and Use of Digital Payments, by Region
  • Figure 2.2 Correlation between Transparency, Trust, and Use of Digital Payments Worldwide
  • Figure 3.1 Framework for Understanding the Interactions between the Development of Digital Infrastructure, Use of Digital Tools, and Societal Trust in Government
  • Figure 4.1 Share of Drivers Working Each Week in the Arab Republic of Egypt, by Driver Quality, 2018
  • Figure 4.2 Volume of Orders for Courier or Delivery Services in Jakarta, Indonesia, by Gender of the Driver, 2020
  • Figure 4.3 Change in Demand for Tourism Services, by Determinant
  • Figure 5.1 Simulated Schedules for Diffusion of Digital Technology, 2017-50: Linear, Concave, and Logit Functions

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