The Social Impacts of Information and Communication Technology in Nigeria

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  • Jonathan E. Ogbuabor Department of Economics University of Nigeria, Nsukka
  • Monica N. Agu Department of Computer Science University of Nigeria, Nsukka
  • Ugbor I. Kalu Department of Economics University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Abstract

This paper highlights the main types of information and communication technologies (ICT) used in Nigeria, the challenges of using them, and provides an indepth study of the social impacts of ICTs in Nigeria. We find that while some of these impacts are beneficial, like improvements in education, health, innovations, government service delivery, and participatory democracy; others are pervasively detrimental to the society as a whole, like e-fraud, hacking, dissemination of offensive images by foreign and local media, and job displacements leading to unemployment. Overall, we find that there is still a large scope of social benefits of ICTs yet to be explored in Nigeria.Keywords: information and Communication Technology; Social Impact; innovation; e-government; NigeriaJEL Classifications:  O30; I00; O31; H11; N17

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Author Biographies

Jonathan E. Ogbuabor, Department of Economics University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Lecturer, Department of EconomicsUniversity of Nigeria, NsukkaEnugu State, Nigeria

Monica N. Agu, Department of Computer Science University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Department of Computer ScienceUniversity of Nigeria, Nsukka

Ugbor I. Kalu, Department of Economics University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Department of EconomicsUniversity of Nigeria, Nsukka

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Published

2017-04-03

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Ogbuabor, J. E., Agu, M. N., & Kalu, U. I. (2017). The Social Impacts of Information and Communication Technology in Nigeria. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 7(2), 524–529. Retrieved from https://econjournals.com.tr/index.php/ijefi/article/view/3968

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