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ICT payoffs for workers: Evidence from the labor market in Brazil ICT对工人的回报：来自巴西劳动力市场的证据

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103081

Flavia Alves

What is the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on the labor market? Using high-frequency data from Brazil, I investigate the effect of fixed broadband on labor outcomes by using Covid-19 as the exogenous shock that found sticky ICT contracts in the short run. I document that workers in connected municipalities were less separated and more contracted than those workers living in cities without the same ICT resources. By classifying workers according to their potential to work from home (WFH), I identify that the impact is higher for this category of workers. However, positive spillovers are also generated for those who cannot telework but live in connected municipalities. The results show that the youngest and most educated workers benefited more when fixed broadband was available. Women were not as protected from being separated as men were, where the internet was available, in addition to having smaller wages for new hirings. The results of this paper have important policy implications, as connectivity gaps may lead to employment and earnings asymmetries between workers living in municipalities with different internet resources.

资讯及通讯科技（ict）对劳工市场有何影响？我利用巴西的高频数据，通过将Covid-19作为短期内存在粘性ICT合同的外生冲击，研究了固定宽带对劳动力产出的影响。我证明，与那些生活在没有相同信息通信技术资源的城市的工人相比，生活在连通城市的工人之间的距离感更小，合同更严格。通过根据员工在家工作的潜力（WFH）对他们进行分类，我发现这类员工受到的影响更大。然而，对于那些无法远程办公但居住在互联城市的人来说，也会产生积极的溢出效应。结果表明，最年轻和受教育程度最高的工人在固定宽带可用时受益更多。在有互联网的地方，女性不像男性那样受到保护，不会被分开，而且新员工的工资也更低。本文的结果具有重要的政策意义，因为连通性差距可能导致居住在拥有不同互联网资源的城市的工人之间的就业和收入不对称。

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The challenge of generative artificial intelligence for future communication professionals: Experiences and usability 生成式人工智能对未来通信专业人员的挑战：体验和可用性

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103083

Sonia Blanco , María Sánchez González , Francisco Marcos Martín-Martín , Hada M. Sánchez Gonzales

This paper explores the interaction of undergraduates with generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools applied to journalism, analysing their usability and user perception. Using an experimental approach, a user test was conducted with journalism undergraduates at the University of Malaga, evaluating generative text, image and video tools. Data were collected through questionnaires, recordings and direct observation to assess performance and perceptions. Although the tools showed potential for innovation and usefulness, participants made mistakes, mainly linked to the elaboration of prompts and follow-up of instructions. Pikaso and Gemini stood out in terms of satisfaction, while Visla presented technical challenges. The difficulties identified show deficiencies in digital skills and reading comprehension, highlighting the need for specific training. Similarly, users' limited experience and familiarity with the tools negatively impact their interaction, underlining the relevance of incorporating tutorials and practical guides to facilitate their use and understanding. Incorporating more intuitive tools and strengthening genAI training would contribute to optimising the use of these technologies in journalism, although improving the usability and accessibility of these technologies is key to their integration into the professional sphere.

本文探讨了大学生与应用于新闻的生成式人工智能（genAI）工具的互动，分析了它们的可用性和用户感知。采用实验方法，对马拉加大学新闻系本科生进行了用户测试，评估生成文本、图像和视频工具。通过问卷调查、录音和直接观察来收集数据，以评估表现和看法。虽然这些工具显示出创新和有用的潜力，但参与者也犯了错误，主要与详细说明提示和后续指示有关。Pikaso和Gemini在满意度方面表现突出，而Visla则提出了技术挑战。所发现的困难显示了数字技能和阅读理解方面的不足，突出了对特定培训的需求。同样，用户有限的经验和对工具的熟悉程度对他们的交互产生了负面影响，强调了合并教程和实用指南以促进他们的使用和理解的相关性。采用更直观的工具和加强基因人工智能培训将有助于在新闻领域最佳地使用这些技术，尽管改进这些技术的可用性和可获得性是将其纳入专业领域的关键。

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Digital transformation demands new policies and strategies: Editorial for special issue on ITS 2024 Seoul Conference 数字转型需要新的政策和战略：ITS 2024首尔会议特刊社论

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103099

Seongcheol Kim , Youngsun Kwon , Yoonhyuk Jung

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Impacts of the USDA broadband initiatives program on employment and telework: Evidence from confidential American community survey microdata 美国农业部宽带计划对就业和远程工作的影响：来自保密的美国社区调查微观数据的证据

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Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103102

Anil Rupasingha , John Pender , Robert Dinterman

The $2.5 billion USDA Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP), established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009, was USDA's largest broadband program until the current ReConnect program. This study investigates the impacts of BIP on employment and telework for the period 2011–2017 using confidential American Community Survey microdata on individual workers, combined with program data and other data. Using a difference-in-difference regression framework, we find that BIP increased the likelihood of employment in the sample of all workers and in subsamples of White workers, male workers, workers in metro areas, workers in service industries, and workers specifically in information services, finance and insurance, and professional services for residents of targeted areas. BIP reduced the likelihood of employment among workers in trade and manufacturing industries. Regarding telework, BIP increased the likelihood of working at home among workers employed in information services and professional services. The study also examined the impact of BIP on individual labor force participation, revealing a significant increase in labor force participation due to the BIP. Because our dependent variables are at the worker level, not the business or regional level, and we control for local labor demand conditions using census tract and year fixed effects, we interpret these results as more likely resulting from labor supply effects rather than labor demand effects of the program.

25亿美元的美国农业部宽带计划（BIP）由2009年《美国复苏与再投资法案》（American Recovery and Reinvestment Act）建立，是美国农业部在目前的ReConnect计划之前最大的宽带计划。本研究利用保密的美国社区调查个体工人微观数据，结合项目数据和其他数据，调查了2011-2017年期间BIP对就业和远程办公的影响。利用差中差回归框架，我们发现BIP增加了所有工人样本和白人工人、男性工人、都市地区工人、服务业工人、特别是信息服务、金融和保险以及目标地区居民专业服务工人的子样本的就业可能性。BIP降低了贸易和制造业工人就业的可能性。在远程办公方面，信息服务和专业服务行业的员工在家工作的可能性增加了。该研究还考察了BIP对个人劳动力参与率的影响，揭示了由于BIP，劳动力参与率显着增加。由于我们的因变量是在工人水平，而不是企业或地区水平，并且我们使用人口普查区和年度固定效应来控制当地的劳动力需求条件，因此我们将这些结果解释为更可能是劳动力供给效应而不是劳动力需求效应的结果。

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A scaling law for two-sided networks? Empirical evidence for a mobile payment scheme 双边网络的缩放定律？移动支付方案的经验证据

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103103

Leo Van Hove , Radoslaw Kotkowski , Michal Polasik

Metcalfe's law holds that the value of a communications network is proportional to the square of the number of users. A recent paper proposes a similar scaling ‘law’ for two-sided networks that are subject to indirect network effects: their value would increase with the product of the two network sizes. The present paper operationalises and tests this growth law, with data for the BLIK mobile payment scheme in Poland. We effectively find a strong correlation between our proxy for network value on the one hand and the product of the number of active BLIK users and BLIK-accepting merchants on the other. This is true for both point-of-sale and online transactions. We also show that the value of the BLIK networks exhibits faster-than-linear growth over time. The main driver would appear to be the accelerating, S-shaped uptake of BLIK on the consumer side, rather than acceptance by merchants.

梅特卡夫定律认为，通信网络的价值与用户数量的平方成正比。最近的一篇论文对受间接网络效应影响的双边网络提出了类似的缩放“定律”：它们的价值将随着两个网络规模的乘积而增加。本文运用波兰BLIK移动支付方案的数据，对这一增长规律进行了操作和测试。我们有效地发现，我们的网络价值代理与活跃的BLIK用户和接受BLIK的商家数量的乘积之间存在很强的相关性。对于销售点和在线交易都是如此。我们还表明，随着时间的推移，BLIK网络的价值呈现出比线性更快的增长。主要驱动力似乎是消费者对BLIK的加速s型接受，而不是商家的接受。

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Digital transformation demands new policies and strategies: Editorial for special issue on the ITS 2024 Seoul Conference 数字化转型需要新的政策和战略——ITS 2024首尔会议特刊社论

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Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103089

Seongcheol Kim , Youngsun Kwon , Yoonhyuk Jung

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Activating the principle of ‘taking into account the special needs of the developing countries’ in the distribution of low Earth orbit frequency/orbit resources 在低地球轨道频率/轨道资源的分配中，激活“考虑到发展中国家的特殊需要”的原则

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Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103082

Jinxuan Li , Jinyuan Su

The increasing proliferation of mega-constellations in low Earth orbit raises concerns regarding non-spacefaring countries' use of satellite frequency/orbit resources. The principle of ‘taking into account the special needs of the developing countries’, which is enshrined in the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union but has hitherto been dormant, should be activated in the future distribution mechanism. This principle is theoretically grounded in the theory of distributive justice. According to the principle, the distribution of frequency/orbit should be predicated on a distinction between spacefaring and non-spacefaring countries, with particular consideration given to the latter, while eschewing unjustified preferential treatment. The current distribution mechanism employs both the coordination approach and the planning approach, neither of which adequately address the needs of non-spacefaring countries. Mega-constellations’ use of LEO frequency/orbit further underscores the mechanism's deficiencies. Therefore, the principle of ‘taking into account the special needs of the developing countries’ should be activated to balance the interests between non-spacefaring countries' needs and mega-constellation operators' efforts contributed to the industry. To this end, the requirement of ‘minimum necessity’, the proposal of ‘occupation fees’, and an international fund for the future coordination approach, with the LEO frequency/orbit plan and related leasing arrangements for the future planning approach, are discussed respectively. As mega-constellation operators may reject the proposed arrangements whatsoever, their interests should be duly considered.

近地轨道上巨型星座的日益增多引起了对非航天国家使用卫星频率/轨道资源的担忧。“考虑到发展中国家的特殊需要”的原则被载入国际电信联盟的章程，但迄今为止一直处于休眠状态，应该在未来的分配机制中激活。这一原则在理论上建立在分配正义理论的基础上。根据这一原则，频率/轨道的分配应以空间国家和非空间国家之间的区别为基础，并特别考虑到后者，同时避免不合理的优惠待遇。目前的分配机制既采用协调办法，也采用规划办法，但这两种办法都没有充分考虑到非航天国家的需要。巨型星座使用LEO频率/轨道进一步凸显了该机制的缺陷。因此，应该激活“考虑发展中国家的特殊需要”的原则，以平衡非航天国家的需求和巨型星座运营商为该行业做出的努力之间的利益。为此，分别讨论了“最低需要”的要求、“占用费”的提议和未来协调方法的国际基金，以及未来规划方法的低轨道频率/轨道计划和相关租赁安排。由于巨型星座运营商可能会拒绝任何拟议的安排，因此应适当考虑他们的利益。

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ICT development and income Inequality: The moderating role of the entrepreneurial environment 信息通信技术发展与收入不平等：创业环境的调节作用

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103084

Ming-Hsuan Lee , Clarence Yu , Ching-Hsin Kao

This study examines the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development on income inequality, focusing on the moderating role of the entrepreneurial environment. Using panel data for 217 countries from 2000 to 2023, the analysis employs a two-way fixed effects (TWFE) model and Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS). ICT development is measured using internet usage rates and mobile phone subscriptions, while the entrepreneurial environment is captured through government effectiveness, control of corruption, regulatory quality, and the number of days required to start a business. Findings reveal a significant negative relationship between ICT development and income inequality. Notably, this effect is stronger in countries with weaker entrepreneurial environments, suggesting that ICT can serve as a tool of compensatory justice. In such contexts, digital access helps marginalized groups bypass institutional barriers and engage in economic activity.

本研究考察了信息通信技术（ICT）发展对收入不平等的影响，重点关注创业环境的调节作用。利用2000年至2023年217个国家的面板数据，采用双向固定效应（TWFE）模型和可行广义最小二乘（FGLS）模型进行分析。信息通信技术的发展是通过互联网使用率和移动电话用户来衡量的，而创业环境则是通过政府效率、腐败控制、监管质量和开办企业所需的天数来衡量的。研究结果显示，信息通信技术发展与收入不平等之间存在显著的负相关关系。值得注意的是，这种效应在创业环境较弱的国家更强，这表明信息通信技术可以作为补偿正义的工具。在这种情况下，数字接入有助于边缘化群体绕过体制障碍，参与经济活动。

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Unlocking trade locks in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) in Africa: The role of digital infrastructure 解锁非洲内陆发展中国家的贸易锁：数字基础设施的作用

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Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103101

Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi , Basiru Oyeniran Fatai

Digital infrastructure has emerged as a crucial driver of trade, yet its potential to address the low trade volumes of African landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) remains underexplored. African LLDCs face unique challenges stemming from both traditional trade barriers and their geographic disadvantage, which limit their integration into global trade networks. This study investigates the role of digital infrastructure in enhancing trade flows in African LLDCs by augmenting the traditional gravity model with digital infrastructure variables. We employ different estimation techniques to analyse the panel data from 14 African LLDCs covering 2005–2022. The results reveal that the different measures of digital infrastructure indicators significantly promote trade, with varying magnitudes. The aggregate digital infrastructure index further reinforces the potential of digital infrastructure to mitigate geographical disadvantages and facilitate trade interactions. Further results show that the quadratic term of digital infrastructure is positive and significant, suggesting a nonlinear and convex relationship, and increasing returns to scale in digital infrastructure. The findings highlight the importance of prioritising investments in digital infrastructure, harmonising trade policies, and leveraging international partnerships.

数字基础设施已成为贸易的关键驱动力，但其解决非洲内陆发展中国家（lldc）低贸易量问题的潜力仍未得到充分发掘。非洲内陆发展中国家面临着来自传统贸易壁垒和地理劣势的独特挑战，这限制了它们融入全球贸易网络。本研究通过在传统重力模型中加入数字基础设施变量，探讨了数字基础设施在促进非洲内陆发展中国家贸易流动方面的作用。我们采用不同的估计技术来分析来自14个非洲内陆发展中国家2005-2022年的面板数据。结果表明，数字基础设施指标的不同衡量方式显著促进了贸易，但程度不同。综合数字基础设施指数进一步增强了数字基础设施在缓解地理劣势和促进贸易互动方面的潜力。进一步的研究结果表明，数字基础设施的二次项为正且显著，表明数字基础设施具有非线性凸关系，且规模收益递增。研究结果强调了优先投资数字基础设施、协调贸易政策和利用国际伙伴关系的重要性。

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Digital technology adoption and firm performance: Evidence from Finland ’s service sector using linked microdata 数字技术采用与企业绩效：来自芬兰服务业的关联微数据证据

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103080

Natalia Kuosmanen , Mika Pajarinen , Almas Heshmati

This study examines how digital technology adoption relates to firm performance in Finland’s private service sector, an ideal case given both the country’s advanced digitalization and the sector’s central role in the economy. Using the Eurostat Digital Intensity Index, which captures the adoption of 12 technologies, we measure firms’ digital maturity and link it to firm performance outcomes. The analysis draws on a unique linked employer–employee dataset spanning 2015–2021, combining firm-level financial, workforce, and ICT usage information. Results show that higher digital intensity is positively associated with firm characteristics such as size, international activity, market share, foreign ownership, labor productivity, and workforce education. It is also linked to stronger performance outcomes, including revenue, value added, and labor productivity. Notably, these performance links are strongest among top-performing firms, suggesting that the associations with digitalization are unevenly distributed across the performance spectrum. This heterogeneity highlights the risk of a ‘digital divide’ and points to the importance of policies that enable broader diffusion of digital capabilities beyond frontier firms.

本研究考察了数字技术的采用与芬兰私营服务部门的企业绩效之间的关系，鉴于该国先进的数字化和该部门在经济中的核心作用，这是一个理想的案例。利用欧盟统计局数字强度指数（Eurostat Digital Intensity Index），我们衡量了企业的数字成熟度，并将其与企业绩效结果联系起来。该指数捕捉了12种技术的采用情况。该分析利用了一个独特的关联雇主-雇员数据集，涵盖2015-2021年，结合了公司层面的财务、劳动力和信息通信技术使用信息。结果表明，较高的数字强度与企业特征（如规模、国际活动、市场份额、外资所有权、劳动生产率和劳动力教育）呈正相关。它还与更强的绩效结果相关，包括收入、附加值和劳动生产率。值得注意的是，这些绩效联系在表现最好的公司中最为强烈，这表明与数字化的联系在整个绩效谱中分布不均。这种异质性突出了“数字鸿沟”的风险，并指出了使数字能力在前沿公司之外更广泛扩散的政策的重要性。

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