The impact of ICT on the development of Latvia as a new member of the EU

Part of : WSEAS transactions on business and economics ; Vol.4, No.10, 2007, pages 152-159

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The data from the Global Information Technology Reports (2004 – 2005 and 2006 – 2007), the International Benchmarking Study 2004 and similar report from Latvia are used in the present paper to analyze the factors that influence ICT adoption and usage. Relative strengths and weaknesses of Latvia with respect to the use and adoption of information and communication technologies are identified through detailed comparison with two EU countries – Ireland and Estonia.. Methods of analysis include regression analysis and hypotheses testing.
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linear regression model, information and communication technology, hypothesis testing
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