Information technology (IT) has become a constant presence in contemporary life, infiltrating community, business and state affairs. This book discusses applications and consequences of IT in developing and advanced countries, focusing on the ways in which IT has changed society via the so-called Internet revolution. It examines the characteristics of network economies; Internet access; changes in supply chains; productivity increases; and the digital divide. It ranges through the U.K., European Union, Central and Eastern Europe, U.S., Japan, India, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China.
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List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Introduction Emanuele Giovannetti, Mitsuhiro Kagami and Masatsugu Tsuji; 1. Transformation of the Japanese system towards a network economy Masatsugu Tsuji; 2. The IT revolution and its meaning for society Mitsuhiro Kagami; 3. The IT revolution and telecommunications infrastructure Masatsugu Tsuji; 4. International division of labour in East Asia's IT industry Hiromi Ohki; 5. Electronic industry in Asia: the changing supply chain and its effects Yasushi Ueki; 6. IT diffusion in Southeast Asia: the cases of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand Norihiko Yamada; 7. The IT revolution, the internet and telecommunications: the transition towards a competitive industry in the European Union Emanuele Giovannetti; 8. Globalising information? The IT revolution in Central and Eastern Europe Tanga McDaniel; 9. Human capital in the move up the value chain: the case of Indian software and services industry Paul Kattuman and Kumar Iyer; 10. Internet access and regulatory reform: the experience of South Africa Emanuele Giovannetti; 11. The IT revolution in the USA: the current situation and problems Soon-Yong Choi and Andrew B. Whinston; 12. The effects of the IT revolution on firms and the global economy Soon-Yong Choi and Andrew B. Whinston; 13. Internet-based globalisation and international division of labour Soon-Yong Choi and Andrew B. Whinston; Conclusion Emanuele Giovannetti, Mitsuhiro Kagami and Masatsugu Tsuji; Index.
