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Reframing E-Government Development Indices with Respect to New Trends in ICT

Review of Economic Perspectives, 2015
E-government readiness is an important indicator of the quality of a country’s technological and telecommunication infrastructure and the ability of its citizens, businesses and governments to adopt, use and benefit from modern technologies.
Máchová Renáta, Lněnička Martin
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Trade Liberalization and Development in ICT Sector and its impact on household welfare in Viet Nam [PDF]

The ICT sector in Viet Nam had not been developed until the 1980s. However, over the last decade of rapid growth, it has had a powerful impact on many aspects of life in this country.
Le Thuc Duc, Nguyen Cao Duc, Nguyen Tungm, Tran Hao Hung, Tran Quoc Trung   +4 more
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Permeability of granite from a shallow buried mountain pipe gallery tunnel under unloading confining pressure

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
Triaxial compression tests under unloading confining pressure conditions were conducted to systematically analyze the permeability behavior of granite retrieved from the different classification surrounding rocks. Abstract The rock mass within mountain tunnels undergoes complex changes in permeability, strength, and deformation during tunneling ...
Xiaoyan Zhang, Yonghua Ye, Jianping Zuo, Baojiang Han, Weigang Jiao   +4 more
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
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TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA: MARKET CONCENTRATION AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

Journal of Smart Economic Growth
: The telecommunication industry plays an important role in global economies, with mobile services making substantial contributions to GDP. In 2022, this sector's economic impact reached an impressive USD 4.62 trillion.
Amasha Herath, Hansani Nuwanthi Jayasinghe Jayasinghe   +1 more
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EU Policy‐Making in the Digital Age: Major Trends and Insights From Public Policy Research

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Has digitalization changed policy‐making dynamics at the European Union (EU) level? To investigate this issue, this article presents a scoping review of the literature on EU digital policy‐making. While much scholarship adopts a ‘Governance’ approach, two conceptually rich strands emerge: critical approaches, and digital sovereignty.
Chloé Bérut
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Exploring the interplay of foreign direct investment, digitalization, and green finance in renewable energy: Advanced analytical methods and machine learning insights

Energy Conversion and Management: X
As the world grapples with energy security and climate change, accelerating the transition to renewable energy has become imperative. While previous studies have individually explored the roles of digitalization and green finance in promoting renewable ...
Amir Soltani
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Diagnostic Value of Tele-dentistry in Decay Detection by DMFT Method

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2021
Background and Objectives: Teledentistry is among the concepts introduced into the dental field that facilitated the efforts of dentists and hygienists in this field. In numerous countries, including Iran, the financial resources and equipment for cities
Aida Mehdipoor, Alireza Karimi, Mostafa Vahedian, Saman Eshagh Hosseini, Hossein Hossein Zadeh   +4 more
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Policy Spandrels: How Design Decisions Can Open Up Spaces for Unintended Policy Change

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article introduces the concept of policy spandrels to make sense of public policies producing second‐order effects that are unintentional from the perspective of policy design and yet are fraught with consequences. By analogy with architectural spandrels—leftover spaces that can be used for unforeseen purposes—policy change can be enabled
Martino Maggetti
wiley   +1 more source

Infrastructure and Growth: Empirical Evidence [PDF]

, 2009
Investment in network infrastructure can boost long-term economic growth in OECD countries. Moreover, infrastructure investment can have a positive effect on growth that goes beyond the effect of the capital stock because of economies of scale, the ...
Egert, Balazs, Kozluk, Tomasz, Sutherland, Douglas   +2 more
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