Framework for Coherent Formulation and Implementation of ICT Policies for Sustainable Development at the Bottom of the Pyramid Economy in Nigeria

Abstract

AbstractDeveloping countries such as Nigeria adapt ICT policies formulated by UN agencies and other intergovernmental organizations to coordinate how they use ICT to reach the sustainable development goals. Different challenges usually impede ICT policy formulation and implementation at the bottom of the pyramid economy because the UN and its agencies deal mostly with national governments. Existing studies claim that factors such as geographical structure, political-administrative structure, weak institutions, and corruption are the main factors that impede the formulation and implementation of ICT policies for sustainable development at the bottom of the pyramid economy. The chapter, however, proposes that differences in the internalized views of those involved in the formulation and implementation of ICT policies and those operating at the bottom of the pyramid economy are the primary challenges to ICT policy formulation and implementation at the bottom of the pyramid economy. The chapter argues that problems connected to geographical structure, political-administrative structure, weak institutions, and corruption result from differences in the internalized views of those that formulate and implement ICT policies and those that operate at the bottom of the pyramid economy in Nigeria. The chapter draws from the extant literature and observation of experiences in Nigeria. It presents a useful framework that proposes how to align the internalized views of those that formulate and implement ICT policies and those that operate at the bottom of the pyramid economy. The framework will promote the coherent formulation and implementation of ICT policies at the bottom of the pyramid economy.