Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have a tremendous potential to enhance individual, business, and government efficiency and improve general quality of life. However, the role of ICTs has brought with it numerous legal and regulatory challenges as well as an exacerbating criminal enterprise through cybercrime. Despite this, the evidence on the role of ICTs in improving the quality of life (QoL) is mixed and the exact nature of this relationship is not yet well understood especially at the global level. Existing information systems research has examined generally the effects of ICTs on the QoL at individual country level but there remains a gap in the understanding of the association between specific ICTs such as mobile penetration and QoL. In this study, we examine the effects of mobile penetration and QoL on one hand, and the mediating effects of ICT regulation on the other. We rely on the capability approach and archival data from 114 countries whilst employing Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling as the data analysis method. Our results show support for only the association of ICT regulation and QoL and prove that the mediating effects of ICT regulation is not significant. Our findings suggest that to enhance the QoL, practitioners and policymakers should emphasize ICT regulation to protect the privacy and security of individuals online to achieve the needed benefits. The study provides recommendations for future research.

信息和通信技术（ICT）具有极大的潜力，可以提高个人，企业和政府的效率，并改善总体生活质量。但是，信息通信技术的作用带来了许多法律和法规挑战，并通过网络犯罪加剧了犯罪企业的发展。尽管如此，关于信息通信技术在改善生活质量（QoL）中的作用的证据还很复杂，而且这种关系的确切性质尚未得到很好的理解，尤其是在全球范围内。现有的信息系统研究已在各个国家级别上大致检查了ICT对QoL的影响，但在理解特定ICT与移动渗透和QoL之间的关联方面仍然存在差距。在这项研究中，我们一方面考察了移动渗透率和QoL的影响，以及ICT监管对其他方面的中介作用。我们使用能力方法和来自114个国家/地区的存档数据，同时采用偏最小二乘-结构方程模型作为数据分析方法。我们的结果表明仅支持ICT法规与QoL的关联，并证明ICT法规的中介作用并不显着。我们的研究结果表明，从业人员和政策制定者应提高ICT质量，强调ICT法规，以保护在线个人的隐私和安全，以实现所需的利益。该研究为将来的研究提供了建议。我们的结果表明仅支持ICT法规与QoL的关联，并证明ICT法规的中介作用并不显着。我们的研究结果表明，从业人员和政策制定者应提高ICT质量，强调ICT法规，以保护在线个人的隐私和安全，以实现所需的利益。该研究为将来的研究提供了建议。我们的结果表明仅支持ICT法规与QoL的关联，并证明ICT法规的中介作用并不显着。我们的研究结果表明，为了提高QoL，从业者和政策制定者应强调ICT法规，以保护在线个人的隐私和安全，以实现所需的利益。该研究为将来的研究提供了建议。