The Global Information Technology Report 2003-2004

The Global Information Technology Report 2003-2004

Author: World Economic Forum

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780195173611

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The Global information Technology is published by the World Economics Forum where it is a special project within the framework of the Global Competitiveness Programme. The GITR is the result of a collaboration between the World Economics Forum, infoDev and INSEAD. Firs published in 2001, The global Information Technology Report has become the most authoritative and comprehensive assessment of the networked readiness of national economies araund the world. The Report has since expanded its coverage this year to 102 countries, The Report, which captures new insights and best serve as a tollo for policymakers and business leaders. The overall goal of the Reports is to establish a process whereby key stakeholders con evaluate progress on a continual basis.


The Diffusion of E-commerce in Developing Economies

The Diffusion of E-commerce in Developing Economies

Author: Zeinab Karake-Shalhoub

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1847202993

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Business managers in developing countries would find in this volume a solid background to e-commerce at large, and to its significance within a wider framework of a resource-based view of their business and of the national economic settings within which they operate. The book is of special importance to the academic community of Internet students, as well as for those interested in economic development, by providing a pioneering insight into the issue of e-commerce in developing countries which may emerge strongly in the upcoming years. Aharon Kellerman, Growth and Change Undoubtedly an important contribution. E-commerce is a technology which holds the possibility of levelling the global trading playing field. This book provides a necessary review of current issues in e-commerce in developing economies, and a useful collection of good practice and solid theory for scholars, policymakers and professionals. John Peters, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK This is a road map of some of the challenges governments and companies face, in terms of physical and human infrastructure, as countries wrestle with a rapidly changing commercial environment. As the virtual world conquers ever more of the material world, countries that adapt and adopt to a cyber reality will likely do better. If you are doing business or setting policy in a developing country, you want to understand and address the issues raised in this book. Juan Enriquez, CEO, Biotechonomy, US and author of The Untied States of America and As the Future Catches You The authors of this unique volume provide a timely and valuable perspective on how technology and the Internet revolution are changing business and spurring development across the world, especially in emerging countries. Utilizing a framework grounded in rigorous theory, they provide a fine-grained understanding of electronic commerce adoption processes by public and private sector entities in developing countries. In so doing, they consider how each exchange encounter is shaped by, and in turn shapes, relational characteristics that form the basis for growth and development. Using a resource-based view of economies, the authors hypothesize that differences in the adoption of electronic commerce technologies in developing economies can be attributed to a sense-and-respond capability of governments with respect to new technologies, which they term technological opportunism . One of their main objectives is to establish the distinctiveness of technology opportunities from related constructs, such as innovativeness, and show that it offers a significantly better explanation of technology adoption and diffusion than do existing constructs. The book examines a number of developing countries experiences with electronic government, bringing real life experience to the adoption of an e-government model by looking at the issue from strategic as well as operational perspectives. The volume s ground-breaking research and conclusions will be of great interest to professionals, researchers and students in the areas of e-commerce and economic development; government officials of developing and newly industrialized countries contemplating e-government initiatives; and information technology managers.


E-business, E-government & Small and Medium-size Enterprises

E-business, E-government & Small and Medium-size Enterprises

Author: Brian J. Corbitt

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9781591402640

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This work highlights successful policy and practices which encourage the success of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in numerous different countries. It offers insights into addressing the significant issues that are of importance to the small business sector.


Global Information Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Global Information Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author: Tan, Felix B.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2007-10-31

Total Pages: 4194

ISBN-13: 1599049406

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"This collection compiles research in all areas of the global information domain. It examines culture in information systems, IT in developing countries, global e-business, and the worldwide information society, providing critical knowledge to fuel the future work of researchers, academicians and practitioners in fields such as information science, political science, international relations, sociology, and many more"--Provided by publisher.


Global E-Government: Theory, Applications and Benchmarking

Global E-Government: Theory, Applications and Benchmarking

Author: Al-Hakim, Latif

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2006-09-30

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 1599040298

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"Interest in e-government, both in industry and in academies, has grown rapidly over the past decade. This book provides helpful examples from practitioners and managers involving real-life applications; academics and researchers contribute theoretical insights"--Provided by publisher.


Globalization and Governance

Globalization and Governance

Author: Ann Marie Bissessar

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-10-04

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780786427154

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Despite the controversial nature of globalization, there is no doubt that the pace and intensity of global interactions has been multiplied exponentially over the last few decades. Criticism of globalization is generally arranged into three camps: political, economic and cultural. Political critics point to the status of the small state and conclude either that it is in retreat, or that the state has reconstituted itself to confront the challenges posed by globalization, thereby transforming itself into a "competition state." Economic critics hold that globalization is nothing new, that international transactions are in the logic of capitalism and that the trade along the silk route goes back centuries. Cultural critics protest that globalization is taking us headlong into the "homogenization of the world." Others warn of new fault lines that would lead to "a clash of civilizations" and international conflicts along those lines. Others lament that cultural globalization will end with the Americanization of the world. This collection of essays, like the debates themselves, is divided into three parts. The first section focuses on the political aspects of globalization. In one essay, "Globalization and the Caribbean," the essayist argues that internationalization leaves no room for small countries in the Caribbean. The essays in the second section are devoted to an economic inquiry into the process and impact of globalization. In "Inequality and the Division of Gains at the Global Level," one essayist notes that the logic of economic theory is being overwhelmed by the interests of the powerful, and that the concerns of the poor countries are important only to the point where they begin to impact the well-being of the rich. The final section explores the issue of cultural and social integration. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.


Chinese Cyberspaces

Chinese Cyberspaces

Author: Jens Damm

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-02-08

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1134321201

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Giving a multidisciplinary perspective, this work comments on the recent advances in Internet technology in China and their social, political, cultural, business and economic impacts.


E-strategies for Resource Management Systems

E-strategies for Resource Management Systems

Author: Eshaa M. Alkhalifa

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1616920173

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"This book offers insight into current research practices and trends in Information Resource Management strategies that are implemented electronically"--Provided by publisher.