ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia

ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia
Author: Rohan Samarajiva
Publisher: IDRC
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 155250378X

This book examines how theoretically optimal concepts actually get implemented in the hard terrain of emerging Asia. It gleans lessons from five Asian countries \2014 Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka \2014 based on their experiences with expanding ICT connectivity. It reports the findings of a cutting-edge 3000+ sample demand-side survey of telephone use at the "bottom of the pyramid" in India and Sri Lanka. It considers the problem of expanding connectivity from different angles: that of the user, the operator, the policymaker, the regulator, and civil society. And it sheds light on a range of situations and technologies, like telephone use in post-conflict regions of Sri Lanka, Wi-Fi deployment in Indonesia, and universal service obligations in India

Information Technology in Asia

Information Technology in Asia
Author: Siow Yue Chia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2002
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

The information and communications technology (ICT) revolution that swept the world through the 1990s has impacted the economic, political, and social structures of countries throughout Asia. These have presented themselves both as digital opportunities as well as challenges. This volume presents a collection of papers by scholars on the new development paradigms afforded by this new technology, from the experience of the software capital of Bangalore to the policy dilemmas faced by transition economies such as Vietnam.

Integrated Information and Communication Technology Strategies for Competitive Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific

Integrated Information and Communication Technology Strategies for Competitive Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific
Author: Jouko Sarvi
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2015-12-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 929257261X

Early adoption of information and communication technology can allow developing countries in Asia and the Pacific to move from labor-intensive, natural resources-based to knowledge-based economies. Higher education institutions must adopt an institution-wide, holistic information and communication technology (ICT) strategy, not a project-based approach, to avoid redundancies, obsolescence, and large maintenance costs. A coordinated top-down plus bottom-up intervention is best, with three areas requiring attention: infrastructure, application software, and staff development. ICT investments in higher education institutions in support of teaching, research, and community engagement are essential for developing and retaining competitive advantage in the knowledge economy.

ICT for the Next Five Billion People

ICT for the Next Five Billion People
Author: Josef Lorenz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2010-06-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642122256

Currently, around one to two billion users are able to connect to the Internet, most of them living in the industrialized parts of the world. However, if we want to improve the quality of life of the world population with the help of access to information and education, it is necessary that in the next decade an additional five billion people gain access to the Internet. The next five billion Internet users are mainly living in emerging economies. Therefore, the main challenge is to lower the economic barrier using new approaches for infrastructure deployment and service delivery to billions of people. This book reflects the discussions of the challenges from the Münchner Kreis with representatives from the ICT industry, academia, non-governmental organizations and governmental development organizations, among them many representatives from emerging economies in Africa and Asia. They had highlighted the real demand for ICT, and what impact ICT creates for the wealth and lifestyle of the people.

The Development Dimension ICTs for Development Improving Policy Coherence

The Development Dimension ICTs for Development Improving Policy Coherence
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2010-01-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9264077405

This publication examines access to ICTs in developing countries, broadband Internet access and governments' role in making it available; developments in mobile payments; ICT security issues; ICTs for improving environmental performance; and the relative priority of ICTs in education.

Towards a Knowledge-based Economy

Towards a Knowledge-based Economy
Author: Seiichi Masuyama
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2003-01-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9812301801

The evolution of the information and communications technology (ICT) paradigm is shifting the basis for economic activity from material and labour inputs to knowledge and information inputs, spawning the knowledge-based economy. In East Asia, it is evident that the emergence of the knowledge-based economy is disrupting the flying geese pattern of development and creating a new industrial geography. This book gives a picture of the shifting industrial geography in the region based on accounts of the status of the knowledge-based economy in ten individual East Asian economies. For some economies the increased production of ICT equipment and services is the pathway to the knowledge-based economy and even to leapfrogging ahead of more advanced economies. Other economies are focused on putting in place the physical and institutional infrastructure to connect to electronic networks and avoid the digital divide. For yet others, the emergence of the knowledge-based economy is expanding their role in the region, adding the role of ICT hub.

ICT Infrastructure in Two Asian Giants

ICT Infrastructure in Two Asian Giants
Author: Venkata Praveen Tanguturi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2014
Genre:
ISBN:

China and India are two of the leading and fastest growing telecommunications markets in the emerging markets world. China is ahead of India in terms of proliferation of telecommunications services and has been more successful in networking societies. The paper studies the current state of the telecommunications networks in both countries, taking into consideration not only technical, but also economical, political, educational and social factors. Based on a comparative, in-depth analysis it is found that China has a substantial lead over India in areas such as awareness, availability, and affordability.

Innovative ICT Industrial Architecture in East Asia

Innovative ICT Industrial Architecture in East Asia
Author: Hitoshi Hirakawa
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2016-11-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 4431556303

This book aims to shed light on the potentially innovative ICT (information and communication technology) architectures from an East Asian regional perspective. The business environment brought about by the development of ICT intensified global competition and caused dramatic changes in the industrial architecture. Firms that are involved in manufacturing and maintenance of ICT hardware and that offer services for software development are continuously being created, giving rise to the provision of new and diverse services to an increasingly growing East Asian regional market. Such industrial activities are advancing the shift from an old to a new industrial architecture. Some parts of emerging economies have grasped this edge on economic globalization and informatization and have adopted business models that enable them to enter the world economy. Entering this century, China, the Philippines, and Vietnam in East Asia have been rapidly expanding their ICT-BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) businesses as destinations of offshoring of service activities by firms in the advanced economies, following India’s example. Policy makers and firms in those countries are also meeting the challenge of catching up with advanced economies through the development of such industries. It has enabled those economies to exploit new possibilities of further development, which may mean a new stage of manufacturing cum services in an ICT- and knowledge-based economy.

Information and Communication Technology for Development

Information and Communication Technology for Development
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2010-12-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9290920866

The role of information and communication technology (ICT) in an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world transcends geographical boundaries, economies, and sectors. Over the past decade, ICT has helped create the most rapidly growing industry sectors, driven efficiency in government and business operations, and developed the essential building blocks to a knowledge-based economy. The ability of ICT to change the way people do things is either hidden in internal processes---such as how a government office manages data collection---or manifest in the end product---such as digital support for health care services in a remote province. While the level and nature of the benefits of ICT may differ for every stakeholder, there is a consensus of what ICT can help provide to governments, businesses, and citizens: faster access to relevant information, an efficient means for communication, an enhanced ability to make informed decisions, and a voice to otherwise unheard peoples. As these cases from the Asian Development Bank would show, access to ICT alone will not result in significant, lasting change. It is the adoption of appropriate technology, paralleled with an enabling policy environment, a responsive and needs-based approach, improved individual and institutional capacity, nurtured partnerships with key stakeholders, leadership by local champions, effectively managed change, and sustained support that make the difference.