9-0.24
Japan 1.9-0.19
UK 1.4-0.40
US 1.0-0.41
Source Kodakanchi et al. (2006) citing Schreyer (1999), Table, page 19
Further reported by Kodakanchi et. al, is the fact that one of the African countries, and there are many, that faces poverty and inequality disaster is the country of Ghana. Advances in technology in Ghana are stated to be "meager since its independence in 1957." (2006) the economic development model based on it for developing countries takes into account the major concerns to it advent into these countries which are those of the: (1) Inability to invest in the it field due to poor financial infrastructure; and (2) inadequate human power with the knowledge of it." (Ibid) the economic model, which has been proposed, is one that has larger foreign investment and government policies in support of it development as well as an awareness on the social level of the importance of it. Higher productivity in the model leads to faster economic growth, which in turn leads to investment in it. The work of Raji, Ayoade and Usoro (2006) entitled: "The Prospects and Problems of Adopting ICT for Poverty Eradication in Nigeria" states that there are gaps in per capital income that have increased between countries who are developed and those who are not developed and that there are in fact, approximately 1.2 billion individuals who live in 'dollar poverty' (those who consume less than one dollar per day). It is also related that the economy in Nigeria is over-dependent on crude oil which is the countries' one and only resource. Another developing country is India. The country of India has "positioned itself to take advantage of the booming global it generated economic marketplace" through systematic investment in education of individuals in the country for production of "high quality software to support the it-driven global economy." (Ibid) Resulting from the investment India is predicted to have a software export worth "approximately 100 billion U.S. dollars" (UNDP Choices - the Human Development Magazine, June, 2000 in Raji, Ayoade and Usoro, 2006) Ajayi (200) is cited in the statement of: "Government and people around the world have started appreciating the ability of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to stimulate rapid...
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