Title_ Donors’ Supply of Aid for Information and Communication Technologies: Do Recipient- Countries’ Level of Access to the Internet Matter?

Author_  Sèna Kimm Gnangnon

Pages  1-15

Abstract_  In light of the importance of Internet access for developing countries in today’s world, this article investigates whether donors’ aid supply for the development of the Information and Communication technologies (ICT) sector in developing countries depends on the latter’s level of access to the Internet. The analysis is conducted using a set of 88 countries, over the period 2004-2016. Empirical results show that donors allocate higher aid for ICT to countries with a higher Internet usage and higher fixed broadband subscriptions. Specifically, least developed countries benefit much more from aid for ICT than other countries when they make an effort to increase either the access of their population to the Internet or fixed broadband.

Keywords_  Internet usage, Broadband subscriptions, Development aid for the ICT sector