Abstract
There are a number of ways by which access to ICT can help boost economic activities of communities in a country with the mobile phone being the most common ICT tool especially in Sub Saharan Africa. To examine the impact of digital technology on rural livelihoods in the Pru district of the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana, a survey of 212 peasant farmers was conducted. The probit regression results indicate that, digital technology adoption is significantly influenced by age, cost and availability of the technology. Furthermore, digital technologies contribute to the improvement of rural livelihoods by expanding and strengthening social capital, increase people’s ability to deal with emergencies and enhanced efficiency.
Highlights
Many technologies can be used for human development with regards to increased income and improvement in human health which permit people to participate more fully in their communities (United Nations Development Programme, 2001)
This study employed a combination of regression model and descriptive statistics to investigate the impact of digital technology on livelihood activities of the people in the Pru District of the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana
The results show that certain socio demographic and economic factors are important in explaining adoption of digital technology by rural folks
Summary
Many technologies can be used for human development with regards to increased income and improvement in human health which permit people to participate more fully in their communities (United Nations Development Programme, 2001). It is a strategy to enable a specific group of people; mostly the poor, to gain for themselves and their families more of what they want and need. In this sense rural development is comprehensive in nature and encompasses development in agriculture, craft industries, socio-economic infrastructure, community services and human development (Chambers, 1997)
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