Readiness for the networked world

Author(s)

• World Economic Forum
• Harvard University. Center for International Development
• INSEAD
• Kirkman, Geoffrey S.
• Cornelius, Peter
• Sachs, Jeffrey
• Schwab, Klaus
• Dutta, Soumitra
• Lanvin, Bruno
• Paua, Fiona

Bibliographic Information

Readiness for the networked world

[edited by] Geoffrey S. Kirkman, Peter K. Cornelius, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Klaus Schwab

（The global information technology report）

Oxford University Press, 2002-2003

• 2001-2002
• 2002-2003

Other Title

The global information technology report : readiness for the networked world

Note

"The global information technology report (GITR)... is published by the World Economic Forum where it is a special project within the framework of the Global Competitiveness Program.The GITR is the result of a collaboration between the World Economic Forum and the Center for Informational Development (CID) at Harvard University"--T. p. verso of 2001-2002

"The global information technology report 2002-2003 : Readiness for the networked world (GITR) is published by the World Economic Forum where it is a special project within the framework of the Global Competitiveness Program.The GITR is the result of a collaboration between the World Economic Forum and INSEAD"--T. p. verso of 2002-2003

2002-2003: [edited by] Soumitra Dutta, Bruno Lanvin, Fiona Paua

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

2001-2002 ISBN 9780195152586

Description

Very little has been written or published on the global experience vis-a-vis information technology that puts both developed and developing countries into a larger context from which lessons can be extrapolated. Within the IT and development fields, there has been much talk and hyperbole about the power of IT to transform the economic development process, but very little rigorous analysis has been carried out to document the global situation. The frontier of the field is to explore and understand how IT is being used in the developing world, what the barriers to IT diffusion and adoption are in developing countries, and what the main lessons are from the developing world that can aid in designing policies and solutions that can overcome the international digital divide. This report provides a comprehensive and comparative analysis of the diffusion and use of information technology in 70 countries around the world. It consists of three main sections: a series of country rankings comparing the global experience of different nations based on various crieteria of IT readiness; a collection of essays by recognized experts on a series of IT-related subjects key to understanding the issues involved in extending the benefits of IT to the developing world; and country profiles that highlight the overall situation and major trends relating to IT within each country. The scope of the report is quite ambitious, as is the methodology, as data has been generated through a series of surveys of global business leaders.

Volume

2002-2003 ISBN 9780195161694

Description

That "The Global Information Technology Report 2001-2002" received such a notable positive response from a broad range of stakeholders underscores the growing relevance of information technology (IT) in national economies and the continuing need for an assessment of the readiness of countries to participate in the Networked World. Recognizing the relevance of an the rapid changes in information technology, this report is an update to the 2001-2002 Report, which is the first and most comprehensive international assessment of the readiness of countries to capture the benefits of participating in the Networked World. With regional analyses and specific country case studies, essays on a variety of IT-related subjects, detailed country profiles, and country rankings comparing the global IT experience of different nations, this report remains the most authoritative documentation to date of how ITs are being used around the world.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Executive Summary
• PART 1: THE NETWORKED READINESS INDEX FRAMEWORK
• 1. The Networked Readiness of Nations
• 2. Crafting the Environment for Networked Readiness
• 3. Ready for the Networked Future? The Role of the Individual in the Networked Society
• 4. The Business Dimension: ICT: A Critical Enabler of Managerial Innovation
• 5. Leaders and Facilitators: The New Roles of Governments in Digital Economies
• PART 2: REGIONAL ANALYSES AND COUNTRY CASE STUDIES
• 6. ICT in Africa: A Status Report
• 7. Networked Readiness: Latin America's Last Train
• 8. ICT Challenges for the Arab World
• 9. ICT: Pockets of Leadership in East Asia
• 10. Driving the e-Economy: Contrasting Approaches in the United States, Europe, and Japan
• 11. Born Global: The Impact of the WTO Process on China's ICT Competitiveness
• PART 3: COUNTRY PROFILES
• How to Read the Country Tables
• PART 4: DATA RANKINGS
• The Networked Readiness Index: Methodology
• How to Read the Data Tables
• Data Tables
• List of Authors
• 12. Influence of ICT on the Development of India's Competitiveness

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA58105493
• ISBN:
  • 0195152581
  • 0195161696
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 28 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA80911013