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The Effect of Information and Communication Technology on Poverty Reduction Muhammad Ihsaan Rizqulloh; Muhamad Ferdy Firmansyah
International Journal of Engineering, Science and Information Technology Vol 1, No 3 (2021)
Publisher : Master Program of Information Technology, Universitas Malikussaleh, Aceh Utara, Indonesia

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Poverty is a problem that must be faced every year by the government. The government has made various efforts to overcome poverty. The field of information and communication technology has emerged as one of the factors that can influence poverty alleviation in this era of globalization. The development of information and communication technology in a country will impact the direction of people's behavior in various aspects. The development of information and communication technology has brought many changes for the better in human life worldwide. This study uses secondary data obtained from the Central Bureau of Statistics of Indonesia, the International    Telecommunications Union, and other relevant sources in this study. This study aims to determine and analyze the effect of information and communication technology on poverty alleviation with case studies conducted in 34 provinces in Indonesia. This study uses a quantitative descriptive method using panel data regression analysis method using the OLS (Ordinary Least Square) with Fixed Effect Model approach. The partial test (t statistical test) with a 95% confidence level shows that information and communication technology significantly affect poverty alleviation in 34 provinces in Indonesia. Therefore, in this case, the government needs to make efforts to increase the sub-index for the formation of the information and communication technology development index such as public infrastructure facilities in the information and communication technology sector as a means of supporting community activities, as well as community expertise in utilizing technology that the government can do to reduce poverty in 34 provinces in Indonesia.
Study of Information Communication Technology and Economic Growth Performance in Southeast Asian Countries Muhamad Ferdy Firmansyah; Muhammad Ihsaan Rizqulloh; Haikal Zulian Maulana
International Journal of Engineering, Science and Information Technology Vol 1, No 2 (2021)
Publisher : Malikussaleh University, Aceh, Indonesia

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Information and communication technology is a set of tools or technology which in terminology includes all technical tools for processing and also disclosing informationInformation and communication technology, including media technology, has been growing in the era of globalization. The development of this technology has an impact on changes in people's behavior in the use of mass media and in the end also changes the pattern of effective community development in the digital era as it is today. The development of information and communication technology has brought many changes to human life in the world. Humans are able to penetrate time and space by using technology based on information and communication technology. This study uses secondary data obtained from the World Bank Indocator and the International Telecommunication Union. The method used is a quantitative method with panel data regression from 2010-2019 in eight Southeast Asian countries namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The variables used in this study are Economic Growth, ICT Trade Export, ICT Trade Import, Landline Telephone, Mobile Phone, Internet Users, Internet Secure Servers, Fixed Broadband, and Foreign Direct Investment. This study forms three models, namely model 1 for research on Trade Export of ICT, model 2 for research on Trade Import of ICT and model 3 for research on Economic Growth and ICT. The results showed that model 1 found only Fixed Broadband which had a significant influence on ICT exports. In model 2 there are Mobile Phone and Fixed Boradband which have a significant influence on the import of ICT. While in model 3 only Foreign Direct Investment has a significant influence on economic growth.