Description:
The study discussed issue of impact of technological
advance on economic growth in Sudan. Where aimed at
determining the role of technological advance, its tasks,
importance and contribution in economic growth. The stud
proposed hypothesis that there is significant direct-relationship between economic growth and technological advance.
Practically, technological-commodity imports have been used as
proxy for technical advance whereas, percentage annual change
in GDP used as indicator for economic growth. Applying, the
Ordinary Least Squares OLS, to the specified simple linear
econometric-modelfor the study period, the study results confirm
the hypothesis that technological-commodity imports in Sudan
have significant positive effect on economic growth the matter
that may contribute considerably in improving living standards
of people and affecting positively on other economic macrovariablesand
increase efficiency of economic activities in Sudan.
Moreover, the study found that high efficiency of technical
advance can GDP via using modern equipment in production
process. Accordingly, the study recommended for necessity to
introduce modern mechanization in production process namely
the agricultural one because it may lead to direct increase in
productivity, Furthermore, to provide modern means of
transportwhich facilitate transport of imports and exports then
strengthening the national economy
