03100oam 22007335 450 991079122710332120200520144314.01-282-65739-997866126573990-8213-8193-810.1596/978-0-8213-8192-2(CKB)2560000000013111(EBL)589779(OCoLC)811492909(SSID)ssj0000409922(PQKBManifestationID)11282191(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000409922(PQKBWorkID)10348551(PQKB)11609013(MiAaPQ)EBC589779(Au-PeEL)EBL589779(CaPaEBR)ebr10386272(CaONFJC)MIL265739(The World Bank)ocn495272614(US-djbf)16196897(EXLCZ)99256000000001311120100421d2010 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe global opportunity in IT-based services : assessing and enhancing country competitiveness /Randeep Sudan ... [and others]Washington, D.C. :World Bank,c2010.xviii, 97 pages illustrations ;21 cmDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-8192-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Trends and Opportunities for Developing Countries; Appendix A: The Location Readiness Index as a Diagnostic Tool; Appendix B: Application of the Location Readiness Index to Indonesia and Kenya; Notes; References and Other Resources; Index; Back coverThis book aims to help policy makers take advantage of the opportunities presented by the global IT services and IT-enabled services (ITES) industry. It analyzes factors crucial to a country's competitiveness-including skills, cost, infrastructure, business environment; and presents a Location Readiness Index (LRI) as a diagnostic tool for developing countries. It also discusses policy options for enabling growth in IT/ITES industries.World Bank e-Library.Technological innovationsEconomic aspectsDeveloping countriesService industriesTechnological innovationsDeveloping countriesCompetitionDeveloping countriesCommercial policyTechnological innovationsEconomic aspectsService industriesTechnological innovationsCompetitionCommercial policy.303.48/33091724Sudan Randeep1466314World Bank.infoDev (Program)DLCDLCYDXYDXCPCDXLMLDLCBOOK9910791227103321The global opportunity in IT-based services3676723UNINA