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The Role of ICT Adoption in Curbing Corruption in Developing Countries

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Corruption is regarded as a major problem impeding development potentialities, and curbing it is a leading challenge for developing countries. This chapter assesses the possibilities of ICT adoption as a powerful tool for fighting corruption in developing countries that should be recognized by policymakers. We first consider the effects that corruption can have on economic development. Then, we explore the impact of ICT on corruption and particularly how Internet and mobile technologies can be effective in combating corruption. We also highlight the main obstacles and challenges that these countries may face in implementing ICT-based anti-corruption strategies. We address some policy recommendations pertaining to the adoption of ICT strategies in fighting corruption in developing countries.

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  1. College of Business and Economics, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

    Mohamed Sami Ben Ali

  2. Laboratory of Applied Economics and Finance, Tunis, Tunisia

    Seifallah Sassi

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India

    Harleen Kaur

  2. Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland

    Ewa Lechman

  3. Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland

    Adam Marszk

Appendices

Appendix A: Corruption and ICT Adoption (Figs. 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3)

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Corruption and ICT adoption in developed economies (2014)

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Corruption and ICT adoption in developing economies (2014)

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Corruption and ICT adoption in least developed economies (2014) (Source: Authors’ calculations. Data was obtained from World Development Indicators and Transparency International)

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Appendix B: Countries List

Developed economies

Developing economies

Least developed economies

Australia

Luxembourg

Albania

Colombia

Indonesia

Mongolia

Sri Lanka

Afghanistan

Madagascar

Austria

Malta

Algeria

Congo, Republic

Iran

Montenegro

St. Kitts and Nevis

Bangladesh

Malawi

Belgium

Netherlands

Antigua Barbuda

Costa Rica

Iraq

Morocco

St. Lucia

Benin

Mali

Bulgaria

New Zealand

Armenia

Cote d’Ivoire

Israel

Namibia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Bhutan

Mauritania

Canada

Norway

Aruba

Croatia

Jamaica

Nicaragua

Suriname

Burkina Faso

Mozambique

Cyprus

Poland

Azerbaijan

Dominica

Jordan

Nigeria

Swaziland

Burundi

Nepal

Czech Rep.

Portugal

Bahamas

Dominican Rep

Kazakhstan

Oman

Syrian Republic

Central African Republic

Niger

Denmark

Romania

Bahrain

Ecuador

Kenya

Pakistan

Tajikistan

Chad

Rwanda

Estonia

Slovak Republic

Barbados

Egypt Rep.

Korea, Republic

Panama

Thailand

Comoros

Samoa

Finland

Slovenia

Belarus

El Salvador

Kuwait

Papua New Guinea

Tonga

Congo, Democratic Republic

Senegal

France

Spain

Belize

Fiji

Kyrgyz Republic

Paraguay

Trinidad and Tobago

Djibouti

Sierra Leone

Germany

Sweden

Bolivia

Gabon

Lebanon

Peru

Tunisia

Equatorial Guinea

Solomon Islands

Greece

Switzerland

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Georgia

Libya

Philippines

Turkey

Ethiopia

Sudan

Hungary

UK

Botswana

Ghana

Macao SAR, China

Qatar

Ukraine

Gambia

Tanzania

Iceland

USA

Brazil

Grenada

Macedonia, FYR

Russian Federation

UAE

Guinea

Timor-Leste

Ireland

 

Brunei Darussalam

Guatemala

Malaysia

Saudi Arabia

Uruguay

Guinea Bissau

Togo

Italy

 

Cabo Verde

Guyana

Maldives

Serbia

Venezuela

Haiti

Uganda

Japan

 

Cameroon

Honduras

Mauritius

Seychelles

Vietnam

Lao PDR

Vanuatu

Latvia

 

Chile

Hong Kong SAR, China

Mexico

Singapore

West Bank and Gaza

Lesotho

Yemen

Lithuania

 

China

India

Moldova

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Liberia

Zambia

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Ali, M.S.B., Sassi, S. (2017). The Role of ICT Adoption in Curbing Corruption in Developing Countries. In: Kaur, H., Lechman, E., Marszk, A. (eds) Catalyzing Development through ICT Adoption. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56523-1_4

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