Abstract
The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, the UN and International Telecommunications Union (ITU) argue that ICT infrastructure and informatization are prerequisites to adequate development in the present era. The ITU has proposed a framework for measuring ICT efficiency and its impact on social development. However, it offered no advice on how to develop, model and implement this proposal. In this chapter, we use data envelopment analysis to address one aspect of the ITU proposal, the measurement of the efficiency of investments in ICT infrastructure development. The study makes two important contributions: (1) It provides a methodology for assessing the efficiency of investments in ICT; (2) it provides insights into the structuring development policies to benefit from effective allocation of scarce resources in developing countries.
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Although Cameroon is geographically situated in Central Africa, it has always been included in Western African countries for scientific studies.
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For example, Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Ingenieurs, Ecole de Technologie Tertiaire, Ecole Nationale des Techniciens Superieurs, the Centre de Formation Continue, Ecole Superieure Interafricaine de l'Electricite, Institut National Polytechnique Houphouet-Boigny, Ecole National Superieure des Travaux Publics and Ecole Preparatoire.
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Material in this chapter previously appeared in: Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries 26:5, pp. 1–16.
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Appendix A
Countries | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benin | 800.00 | 840.00 | 880.00 | 900.00 | 930.00 | 980.00 | 1030.00 | 1070.00 |
Burkina Faso | 850.00 | 900.00 | 950.00 | 950.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,020.00 | 1,060.00 | 1,100.00 |
Cameroon | 1,540.00 | 1,600.00 | 1,680.00 | 1,720.00 | 1,770.00 | 1,880.00 | 1,960.00 | 2,000.00 |
Cote d’Ivoire | 1,440.00 | 1,510.00 | 1,560.00 | 1,610.00 | 1,630.00 | 1,590.00 | 1,590.00 | 1,520.00 |
Mali | 640.00 | 660.00 | 700.00 | 740.00 | 780.00 | 740.00 | 890.00 | 930.00 |
Senegal | 1,230.00 | 1,260.00 | 1,310.00 | 1,360.00 | 1,420.00 | 1,490.00 | 1,570.00 | 1,580.00 |
GDP per capita, current international dollar, Source UN Statistics Division Database
Appendix B
Countries | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Senegal residential | 162.15 | 100.86 | 112.19 | 109.47 | 115.13 | 39.66 | 38.01 | 32.87 | 31.92 | 61.71 |
Senegal business | 162.15 | 100.86 | 112.19 | 109.47 | 115.13 | 39.66 | 38.01 | 32.87 | 31.92 | 101.88 |
Mali residential | 162.45 | 91.86 | 102.17 | 99.70 | 87.38 | 86.45 | 91.81 | 79.39 | 77.11 | 81.10 |
Mali business | 162.45 | 91.86 | 102.17 | 99.70 | 87.38 | 86.45 | 91.81 | 79.39 | 77.11 | 81.10 |
Cameroon residential | 105.95 | 54.03 | 60.10 | 58.65 | 51.40 | 50.85 | 48.73 | 42.14 | 40.93 | 43.04 |
Cameroon business | 105.95 | 54.03 | 60.10 | 58.65 | 51.40 | 50.85 | 48.73 | 42.14 | 40.93 | 43.04 |
Cote d’Ivoire residential | 148.33 | 75.65 | 84.14 | 82.10 | 71.96 | 71.19 | 56.85 | 49.16 | 47.75 | 28.69 |
Cote d’Ivoire business | 148.33 | 75.65 | 84.14 | 82.10 | 79.95 | 71.19 | 56.85 | 49.16 | 47.75 | 28.69 |
Benin residential | 211.89 | 157.99 | 193.31 | 188.63 | 165.32 | 163.56 | 156.72 | 135.53 | 131.64 | 138.45 |
Benin business | 339.03 | 287.67 | 353.99 | 345.41 | 302.73 | 299.50 | 286.98 | 248.17 | 241.04 | 279.77 |
Burkina residential | 63.57 | 38.90 | 43.27 | 42.22 | 37.01 | 36.61 | 41.40 | 41.17 | 39.99 | 42.05 |
Burkina business | 63.57 | 38.90 | 43.27 | 42.22 | 37.01 | 36.61 | 41.40 | 41.17 | 39.99 | 42.05 |
Cost of Business and Residential Telephone line connection charges, Source ITU Yearbook
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Bollou, F. (2014). ICT Infrastructure Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Analysis of Six West African Countries from 1995 to 2002. In: Osei-Bryson, KM., Ngwenyama, O. (eds) Advances in Research Methods for Information Systems Research. Integrated Series in Information Systems, vol 34. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9463-8_12
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