Development of the ICT sector and the determinants of Internet use in the Southern Caucasus

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dc.authoridDikkaya, Mehmet/0000-0002-5923-3787
dc.authoridDoyar, Bayram Veli/0000-0002-4886-7709
dc.contributor.authorDoyar, Bayram Veli
dc.contributor.authorRzali, Shamsi
dc.contributor.authorDikkaya, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:37:43Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:37:43Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines Internet use in the Southern Caucasus by qualitative and quantitative methods. Firstly, as the developments in ICTs affect Internet use, the macroeconomic problems faced in the development of the sector are qualitatively analyzed. It is seen that high Internet service prices, government dominance, and lack of competition in the ICT sector as well as the wars in some regions are obstacles to Internet use. Finally, the determinants of Internet use are explored using survey data and employing microeconometric techniques considering sample se-lection. The empirical findings, inter alia, indicate that key variables contributing to frequent Internet use are computer ability in Armenia and computer ownership in Azerbaijan, and mobile phone ownership in Georgia.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.telpol.2022.102455
dc.identifier.issn0308-5961
dc.identifier.issn1879-3258
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85139368651
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2022.102455
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/24504
dc.identifier.volume47
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000923738100001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Sci Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofTelecommunications Policy
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectInternet; Innovation; ICT; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia
dc.titleDevelopment of the ICT sector and the determinants of Internet use in the Southern Caucasus
dc.typeArticle

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