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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

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Telecommunications Policy

Pub 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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Breaking the cycle: Can information and communication technologies reverse the trend of premature deindustrialization in Africa? 打破循环：信息和通信技术能否扭转非洲过早去工业化的趋势？

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103087

Min-Dong Zhu , Mounira Raddaoui , Younchawou Ngouwouo

This paper analyzes the effect of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on premature deindustrialization, a phenomenon where the decline of the manufacturing sector occurs at a much lower income level than historically observed in developed countries. We measure ICT development through three specific indicators: internet penetration, mobile phone subscription rate, and fixed broadband connections. The study is based on a panel of 50 African countries covering the period 2000–2021. The empirical strategies employed include probit and instrumental variable probit (IV-Probit) models to address endogeneity. Contrary to the thesis that ICTs accelerate deindustrialization by promoting reallocation towards the tertiary sector, our results show that ICT development can mitigate premature deindustrialization in Africa. These results remain robust to different specifications of the baseline model. Moreover, the mediation analysis reveals that this effect mainly passes through the promotion of innovation and the improvement of human capital. Policy recommendations have been provided.

本文分析了信息和通信技术（ict）对过早去工业化的影响，即制造业衰退发生在比发达国家历史上所观察到的收入水平低得多的情况下。我们通过三个具体指标来衡量ICT的发展：互联网普及率、移动电话订阅率和固定宽带连接。这项研究基于对50个非洲国家2000年至2021年期间的调查。实证策略包括probit和工具变量probit （IV-Probit）模型来解决内生性问题。与信息通信技术通过促进向第三产业的再配置加速去工业化的观点相反，我们的研究结果表明，信息通信技术的发展可以缓解非洲过早的去工业化。这些结果对于基线模型的不同规格仍然是健壮的。此外，中介分析表明，这种效应主要通过促进创新和提高人力资本来实现。提出了政策建议。

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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 : 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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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

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub 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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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 : 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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Factors influencing the export of cultural and artistic copyright in the Korean media industry 影响韩国传媒业文化艺术版权出口的因素

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103078

Chaeyun Jang , Seongcheol Kim

In the international economy, trading intellectual property rights (IPRs) as intangible assets is becoming increasingly significant in cross-border trade. In South Korea, the value of IPRs in the media industry has garnered particular attention, as exports of cultural and artistic copyrights have contributed to a national IPR balance surplus. South Korea has also transitioned from being a net importer of foreign culture to a major content exporter, with the growth of its media industry capturing global interest. The country now faces various challenges as it seeks to transcend content production as a product. Instead, it aims to secure and leverage IPRs through diverse strategies to generate higher added value. In this context, research investigating the driving factors associated with content-based IPR exports carries substantial academic and industrial significance. Therefore, this study empirically examines the factors affecting the export of cultural and artistic IPRs over 14 years from 2010 to 2023. By employing hierarchical-multiple regression and time-lagged regression analysis, it identifies the determinants of Korea's cultural and artistic copyright exports and quantitatively assesses their relative effects. The findings reveal that critical factors include public investment in content production support within Korea's media industry and global demand for Korean content, as indicated by subscriber growth on global over-the-top (OTT) platforms. Based on these results, this study offers academic, industrial, and policy insights for enhancing content-based IPR exports at the national level.

在国际经济中，知识产权作为无形资产的交易在跨境贸易中越来越重要。在韩国，媒体行业的知识产权价值尤其受到关注，因为文化和艺术版权的出口为国家知识产权顺差做出了贡献。韩国也从外国文化的净进口国转变为主要的内容出口国，其媒体产业的发展引起了全球的兴趣。这个国家现在面临着各种各样的挑战，因为它试图超越内容生产作为一种产品。相反，它的目标是通过多种战略来保护和利用知识产权，以产生更高的附加值。在这种背景下，研究与基于内容的知识产权出口相关的驱动因素具有重大的学术和产业意义。因此，本研究对2010 - 2023年14年间文化艺术知识产权出口的影响因素进行了实证研究。通过采用层次多元回归和时间滞后回归分析，确定了韩国文化和艺术版权出口的决定因素，并定量评估了它们的相对影响。调查结果显示，关键因素包括韩国媒体行业对内容生产支持的公共投资，以及全球对韩国内容的需求，如全球OTT平台用户增长所示。基于这些结果，本研究为在国家层面上加强基于内容的知识产权出口提供了学术、产业和政策见解。

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Triple Helix Synergy Model in China's new technology diplomacy: Perspectives from AI startups 中国新技术外交中的三螺旋协同模式：来自人工智能创业公司的视角

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103079

Yujun Lin , Yuqi Lin , Junbo Liu , Zhaoyang Tan , Weihang Han

Although new technology diplomacy and China's AI rise have drawn attention, academic research on the Chinese innovation ecosystem from the perspective of AI startups remains limited. This paper explores China's new technology diplomacy by proposing a Triple Helix Synergy Model (THSM), to analyze the dynamic interplay among government, industry, and academia in advancing AI innovation and geopolitical influence. Based on in-depth qualitative interviews with 23 AI startup executives, the analysis elucidates the structure of China's new technology diplomacy, highlighting the government's role as an ecosystem architect through multi-level governance, industries as conduits for global market expansion and standardization diplomacy, and universities as hubs for technological breakthroughs and international talent circulation. The discussion illustrates how the THSM, through strategic hybridization, aligns innovation with geopolitical goals to enhance ecosystem resilience. THSM represents a Chinese mode that strategically coordinates state, industry, and academia to integrate technological advancement with diplomatic objectives.

尽管新技术外交和中国人工智能的崛起引起了人们的关注，但从人工智能创业公司的角度对中国创新生态系统的学术研究仍然有限。本文通过提出三螺旋协同模型（Triple Helix Synergy Model， THSM）来探讨中国的新技术外交，分析政府、行业和学术界在推进人工智能创新和地缘政治影响方面的动态相互作用。基于对23位人工智能创业公司高管的深度定性访谈，该分析阐明了中国新技术外交的结构，强调了政府通过多层次治理作为生态系统架构师的角色，产业作为全球市场扩张和标准化外交的渠道，以及大学作为技术突破和国际人才流动的枢纽。讨论说明了THSM如何通过战略杂交，将创新与地缘政治目标结合起来，以增强生态系统的弹性。THSM代表了国家、产业和学术战略协调，将技术进步与外交目标相结合的中国模式。

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Building resilience in telecommunications: Towards a research agenda - Editorial 建设电信弹性：迈向研究议程-社论

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103056

Erik Bohlin , Georg Serentschy

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How does artificial intelligence enhance corporate participation in global value chains? Evidence from Chinese A-share listed companies 人工智能如何提升企业在全球价值链中的参与度？证据来自中国a股上市公司

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103026

Min Qin , Yanan Li , Shanshan Qiu , Zhensong Jiang

As a strategic technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has precipitated profound transformative effects on social production modes and the division structure of the global value chains (GVCs). Using data from China's A-share listed companies, this paper constructs an AI index by generating an AI dictionary through machine learning method, and further explores the relationship between the application of AI technology and the enterprise-level value chain. Results indicate that the application of AI significantly promotes enterprises' participation in value chain activities and extends the value chain production length. Mechanism analysis reveals two primary channels through which AI exerts its influence: by enhancing enterprise production efficiency and deepening the specialization and division of labor within enterprises, thereby extending the length of GVCs in production activities. In addition, AI has a heterogeneous effect on the participation of different enterprises in the GVCs and production complexity, and the effect is more pronounced in asset-intensive and technology-intensive enterprises, non-state-owned enterprises, as well as small enterprises. These research findings provide valuable policy implications for developing economies aiming to promote the deep integration of enterprise technological innovation with GVCs.

人工智能作为一项战略性技术，对社会生产方式和全球价值链分工结构产生了深刻的变革影响。本文利用中国a股上市公司数据，通过机器学习方法生成AI词典，构建AI指数，并进一步探讨AI技术应用与企业层面价值链的关系。结果表明，人工智能的应用显著促进了企业参与价值链活动，延长了价值链生产长度。机理分析揭示了人工智能产生影响的两个主要渠道：提高企业生产效率，深化企业内部专业化分工，从而延长生产活动中全球价值链的长度。此外，人工智能对不同企业参与全球价值链和生产复杂性的影响具有异质性，在资产密集型和技术密集型企业、非国有企业以及小企业中效果更为明显。这些研究结果为发展中经济体促进企业技术创新与全球价值链深度融合提供了有价值的政策启示。

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Moving toward a continuum model of broadband affordability for low-income households 向低收入家庭宽带负担能力的连续模式迈进

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103027

Colby Humphrey , Elizabeth A. Mack , John B. Horrigan

Many people around the world do not have access to high-speed Internet due to an inability to pay for these services; a reality made evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, millions of Americans lack a broadband connection at home due to the high cost and unaffordability of services. Recent attempts to assist low-income households have included the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) and the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). In 2021 Congress allocated nearly $65 billion for broadband programs through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). A large portion of these funds were allocated for the Broadband, Equity, Access, & Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity Act (DEA) programs, which allocated funds to states for deploying infrastructure, promoting broadband adoption, and developing programs to develop digital skills. A key element of BEAD was the requirement that states develop affordability programs for both low- and middle-income households. Unfortunately, both the ACP and DEA programs have been cancelled and significant regulatory changes appear imminent for BEAD, leaving the issue of affordability up to individual service providers and older federal programs such as Lifeline, which offers a discount on broadband services for qualifying households. Some U.S. states have begun to pass legislation specific to affordable broadband services, but at this time, only one state has done so. To provide guidance on affordability this paper aims to review historical efforts to make broadband affordable and discuss how affordability can be evaluated moving forward. This discussion includes consumers’ perspectives on affordable broadband and benchmarks for assessing affordability from other utilities.

由于无力支付这些服务，世界上许多人无法使用高速互联网；这一现实在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间变得显而易见。在美国，数以百万计的美国人在家里没有宽带连接，因为服务成本高，负担不起。最近帮助低收入家庭的尝试包括紧急宽带福利（EBB）和负担得起的连接计划（ACP）。2021年，国会通过《基础设施投资和就业法案》（IIJA）为宽带项目拨款近650亿美元。这些资金的很大一部分被分配给宽带、公平、接入和部署（BEAD）和数字公平法案（DEA）项目，这些项目将资金分配给各州，用于部署基础设施、促进宽带采用和制定数字技能开发项目。经济可持续发展计划的一个关键要素是要求各州为低收入和中等收入家庭制定负担能力计划。不幸的是，ACP和DEA项目都被取消了，而对宽带服务提供商来说，重大的监管变化似乎迫在眉睫，将负担能力的问题留给了个人服务提供商和旧的联邦项目，如生命线，它为符合条件的家庭提供宽带服务折扣。美国一些州已经开始通过专门针对平价宽带服务的立法，但目前只有一个州这样做了。为了提供可负担性的指导，本文旨在回顾使宽带可负担性的历史努力，并讨论如何评估未来的可负担性。本讨论包括消费者对可负担宽带的看法，以及评估其他公用事业可负担性的基准。

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