Affiliations: [a] Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), Hadian District, Beijing, China
| [b] School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
| [c] School of Economics, Beijing Normal University, China
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Corresponding author: Zahid Latif, School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China. Tel.: +86 15624962411; E-mails: zahid25latif@yahoo.com, zahid25latif@bupt.edu.cn.
Abstract: This study assesses the relation between the diffusion of information and communications technology (ICT) and the environmentally sustainable development (SusD). The generalized method of moments (GMM) is used for analyzing the dissemination of ICT in South Asian countries, during the 2005–2015 time period. A panel cointegration test examined five variables pertinent to ICT diffusion. Said variables coalesce, providing conclusive information about the relation between the ICT and SusD constructs. The study’s empirical results affirm the positive relation between ICT and environmentally sustainable development, with minor disparities among the pertinent variables in the long term. These findings indicate that ICT and SusD are proportional to each other unless other considerations drastically change, such as the environment, culture, human behavior and education. Lastly, in the context of future policy design and research, ICT circumstances can be seen as significantly shifting an entire region’s sustainable development and economic growth.
Keywords: Diffusion, sustainable development, generalized method of moments GMM model, South Asian countries
