The Global Information Technology Report 2005-2006

Leveraging ICT for Development
5th Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4039-9642-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm

Produced by The World Economic Forum and INSEAD, the fifth edition of the annual Global Information Technology Report is a comprehensive tool for measuring the progress made in the adoption of the latest information and communication technologies and identifying the obstacles to ICT development in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

López-Claros, A.

Mia, I.

Loparo, Kenneth A.

Dutta, Soumitra

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; K.Schwab (World Economic Forum) Foreword; J.Chambers (Cisco Systems, Inc.) Executive Summary; S.Dutta (INSEAD), A.Lopez-Claros & I.Mia (World Economic Forum) The Networked Readiness Index Rankings PART 1: SELECTED ISSUES OF NETWORKED READINESS Networked Readiness and the Benchmarking of ICT Competitiveness; S.Dutta & A.Jain (INSEAD) The Infrastructure Challenge in Telecommunications: A Role for Regulation; S.Beardsley, L.Enriquez, M.Guvendi, M.Lucas & A.Marschner (McKinsey & Company Inc.) PART 2: PRODUCTIVITY-RELATED TOPICS Innovation and Interactions: Wellspring of Competitive Advantage; D.Frosst (Cisco Systems, Inc.) Information Technology and Productivity, or 'It Ain't What You Do, It's the Way that You Do I.T.'; J.Van Reenen & R.Sadun (Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics) An Emerging Opportunity for India: The Productivity of Interactions; N.R.Narayana Murthy (Infosys Technologies Ltd.) PART 3: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CASE STUDIES Information and Communication Technologies in Chile: Past Efforts, Future Challenges; C.Alvarez Voullième, C.Capdevila de la Cerda, F.Flores Labra, A.Foxley Rioseco & A.Navarro Haeussler (Fundación País Digital) Israel: Factors in the Emergence of an ICT Powerhouse; A.Lopez-Claros & I.Mia (World Economic Forum) The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on the Economic Competitiveness and Social Development of Taiwan; A.L.Dahl (International Environment Forum) & A.Lopez-Claros (World Economic Forum) Connectivity Strategies to Enhance Competitiveness: The Mexican and Korean Experiences and Lessons for Latin America; R.A.V.Ramos & R.Villarreal Arrambide (Centro de Capital Intelectual y Competitividad) PART 4: COUNTRY PROFILES How to Read the Country Profiles List of Countries Country Profiles PART 5: DATA PRESENTATION How to Read the Data Tables List of Data Tables Data Tables About the Authors Partner Institutes Acknowledgment

Über Autor(innen)

SOUMITRA DUTTA, is the Roland Berger Professor of Business and Technology and Dean for Executive Education at INSEAD. His research and consulting have focused on the interrelationships among innovation, technology, and organizational design. He has also conducted research into national ICT strategies and global ICT benchmarking in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. A fellow of the World Economic Forum, he has won several awards for research and pedagogy. His research has been showcased in prominent international media and he has taught in and consulted with leading international corporations.

AUGUSTO LOPEZ-CLAROS, is Chief Economist and Director of the Global Competitiveness Programme at the World Economic Forum in Geneva. He has written and lectured extensively on a broad range of subjects, including aspects of economic reform in transition economies, economic integration, interdependence and cooperation, governance, peace, and issues in the reform of international organizations.

IRENE MIA, is a Senior Economist with the Global Competitiveness Programme at the World Economic Forum. Her responsibilities include researching competitiveness issues and developing the economic content for World Economic Forum activities. She is also in charge of the technical coordination of the Global Information Technology Report.