Digital Economy and E-governance-Catalyst for Economic Development
Ndubuisi-Okolo Purity Uzoamaka
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Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Anekwe Rita Ifeoma
Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Okafor Ogochukwu Sheila
Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
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Abstract
This paper investigates Digital Economy and E-Governance as a catalyst for economic development. A qualitative research method was used to critically examine digital economy and economic development, digital economy and key technologies, digital economy and job security, E-Governance and economic development, challenges of digital economy and e-governance and the catalyst role of digital economy and e-governance towards economic development. Materials were sourced mainly from secondary sources including published journal articles, textbooks, archives of diverse journals, repositories, research papers, literary reviews, historical accounts, etc. The finding from the reviewed literature revealed that digital economy and e-governance are panacea for economic development especially in developing countries like ours. Therefore, Digital platforms like Facebook, twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, telegram need to be encouraged by government at all levels in order to have a robust economic development that will benefit all and sundry.
Keywords: Digital economy, E-governance, economic development, digital tools