Firm-Level Adoption of Technologies in Senegal

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dc.creatorComin, Diego
dc.creatorCirera, Xavier
dc.creatorLee, Kyung Min
dc.creatorCruz, Marcio
dc.date2021-05-13T16:44:56Z
dc.date2021-05-13T16:44:56Z
dc.date2021-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:36:42Z
dc.descriptionTechnology 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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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/743941620829496795/Firm-Level-Adoption-of-Technologies-in-Senegal
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35570
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-9657
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/407302
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9657
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectFIRM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
dc.subjectINTERNET ACCESS
dc.subjectINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectBUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TASK
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET COMPETITION
dc.titleFirm-Level Adoption of Technologies in Senegal
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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