Access to information and communication
This paper attempts to estimate the determinants of Internet usage in South Africa in a theoretically plausible model. The three-step Engle Yoo estimation technique is applied. The results indicate that the number of Internet users is dependent on access to personal computers as well as real wages...
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This paper attempts to estimate the determinants of Internet usage in South Africa in a theoretically
plausible model. The three-step Engle Yoo estimation technique is applied. The results indicate
that the number of Internet users is dependent on access to personal computers as well as real
wages and salaries. An error correction model is estimated and shocks are applied to the long
run variables. The shocks indicate that an increase in wages and salaries is necessary, but not
sufficient, for an increase in Internet access. The South African government has implemented
numerous policies to address the disparities that exist in the country concerning access to
information and communication. Policies such as personal income tax relief and skills development
play an integral part in addressing limited access to the Internet, although these policies sometimes
contradict the perceived objective.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a18d06e1e1645aaa45777e4c65ca16f2025-01-20T08:52:52ZengUniversity of JohannesburgCommunicare0259-00692957-79502022-10-0125110.36615/jcsa.v25i1.1728Access to information and communicationLouise Roos0André C Jordaan 1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4544-5356University of PretoriaUniversity of Pretoria This paper attempts to estimate the determinants of Internet usage in South Africa in a theoretically plausible model. The three-step Engle Yoo estimation technique is applied. The results indicate that the number of Internet users is dependent on access to personal computers as well as real wages and salaries. An error correction model is estimated and shocks are applied to the long run variables. The shocks indicate that an increase in wages and salaries is necessary, but not sufficient, for an increase in Internet access. The South African government has implemented numerous policies to address the disparities that exist in the country concerning access to information and communication. Policies such as personal income tax relief and skills development play an integral part in addressing limited access to the Internet, although these policies sometimes contradict the perceived objective. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1728Internet usagedependentpersonal computerswages and salariesn error correction modelshocks |
| spellingShingle | Louise Roos André C Jordaan Access to information and communication Communicare Internet usage dependent personal computers wages and salaries n error correction model shocks |
| title | Access to information and communication |
| title_full | Access to information and communication |
| title_fullStr | Access to information and communication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Access to information and communication |
| title_short | Access to information and communication |
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| topic | Internet usage dependent personal computers wages and salaries n error correction model shocks |
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