Firm-Level Adoption of Technologies in Senegal
Technology is key to boost productivity and generate more and better quality jobs in Senegal. This paper uses a novel approach to measure technology adoption at the firm level and applies it to a representative sample of firms in Senegal. It provid...
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okr-10986-355702022-09-20T00:08:48Z Firm-Level Adoption of Technologies in Senegal Cirera, Xavier Comin, Diego Cruz, Marcio Lee, Kyung Min FIRM PRODUCTIVITY TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION INTERNET ACCESS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRODUCTION TASK ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION MARKET ACCESS MARKET COMPETITION Technology is key to boost productivity and generate more and better quality jobs in Senegal. This paper uses a novel approach to measure technology adoption at the firm level and applies it to a representative sample of firms in Senegal. It provides new measures of technology adoption at the firm level, which identify the purposes for which technologies are used and analyzes some of the key barriers to improving technology adoption at the firm level in Senegal. First, the adoption of general-purpose information and communications technologies, such as computers, the internet, and cloud computing for business purpose, is low but very heterogeneous and positively associated with size and formal status. Second, most firms still rely on pre-digital technologies to perform general business functions, such as business administration, production planning, supply chain management, marketing, sales, and payment. Third, most firms, including large and formal firms, still rely on manual methods or manually operated machines to perform critical pro duction tasks that are sector specific, such as harvesting in agriculture or packaging in food processing. The paper presents evidence of three main challenges to improve technology adoption: access to finance, information, and knowledge (firm capabilities), and access to markets and competition. 2021-05-13T16:44:56Z 2021-05-13T16:44:56Z 2021-05 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/743941620829496795/Firm-Level-Adoption-of-Technologies-in-Senegal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35570 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9657 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Senegal |
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FIRM PRODUCTIVITY TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION INTERNET ACCESS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRODUCTION TASK ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION MARKET ACCESS MARKET COMPETITION |
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FIRM PRODUCTIVITY TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION INTERNET ACCESS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRODUCTION TASK ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION MARKET ACCESS MARKET COMPETITION Cirera, Xavier Comin, Diego Cruz, Marcio Lee, Kyung Min Firm-Level Adoption of Technologies in Senegal |
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Technology is key to boost productivity
and generate more and better quality jobs in Senegal. This
paper uses a novel approach to measure technology adoption
at the firm level and applies it to a representative sample
of firms in Senegal. It provides new measures of technology
adoption at the firm level, which identify the purposes for
which technologies are used and analyzes some of the key
barriers to improving technology adoption at the firm level
in Senegal. First, the adoption of general-purpose
information and communications technologies, such as
computers, the internet, and cloud computing for business
purpose, is low but very heterogeneous and positively
associated with size and formal status. Second, most firms
still rely on pre-digital technologies to perform general
business functions, such as business administration,
production planning, supply chain management, marketing,
sales, and payment. Third, most firms, including large and
formal firms, still rely on manual methods or manually
operated machines to perform critical pro duction tasks that
are sector specific, such as harvesting in agriculture or
packaging in food processing. The paper presents evidence of
three main challenges to improve technology adoption: access
to finance, information, and knowledge (firm capabilities),
and access to markets and competition. |
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Working Paper |
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Cirera, Xavier Comin, Diego Cruz, Marcio Lee, Kyung Min |
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Cirera, Xavier Comin, Diego Cruz, Marcio Lee, Kyung Min |
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Cirera, Xavier |
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Firm-Level Adoption of Technologies in Senegal |
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Firm-Level Adoption of Technologies in Senegal |
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Firm-Level Adoption of Technologies in Senegal |
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Firm-Level Adoption of Technologies in Senegal |
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Firm-Level Adoption of Technologies in Senegal |
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firm-level adoption of technologies in senegal |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/743941620829496795/Firm-Level-Adoption-of-Technologies-in-Senegal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35570 |
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