Thisarticlediscusses theproductivityof theInformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT) sectorusingcross-sectionaldatafrom793servicefirmsinPalestine.Theauthorshaveexamined theimpactofICTgrowthonservicesectorproductivityinPalestineusingasetofindicatorsforICT includinginternetusage,e-commerce,networks,websites,anduseof“smart”phones.Theyfind thatusingICT(mainlyInternet)incommerce(e-commerce)isoneofthemostimportantleversof laborproductivityamongservicefirms.ServicefirmsthatarelessICT-intensivearelessproductive thanmoreICT-intensivefirms;moreover,theuseofmobilephonesforservicesotherthansend-andreceivecalls,highlyimprovesthelaborproductivityofservicefirms.Conversely,usingawebsite and computer network does not positively affect the labor productivity. Regarding geographical differencesin laborproductivity, theanalysisshowsthatfirmsinJerusalemarecharacterizedby higherproductivity than firms in theWestBank,while firms inGazahavea lowerproductivity comparedtofirmsintheWestBank. KEywoRdS E-Commerce, ICT, Internet Usage, Productivity, Service Sector

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信息通信技术（ICT）在提高巴勒斯坦服务部门生产率中的作用

使用网站和计算机网络不会对劳动生产率产生积极影响。关于劳动生产率的地域差异，分析表明这肯定了耶路撒冷的特点是生产力比西岸的公司高，而加沙的公司的生产率则比西岸的公司低。西岸银行。电子商务，信息通信技术，互联网使用，生产力，服务业