LEADER 04189nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910972923403321 005 20251117074010.0 010 $a9786612030925 010 $a9781912234356 010 $a1912234351 010 $a9781282030923 010 $a1282030922 035 $a(CKB)2430000000015780 035 $a(EBL)3111179 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3111179 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10594062 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL203092 035 $a(OCoLC)883155956 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3111179 035 $a(Perlego)1304405 035 $a(BIP)14671674 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000015780 100 $a20080929d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aBridging the digital divide $einnovation systems for ICT in Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Southern Africa /$fedited by Angathevar Baskaran and Mammo Muchie 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon $cAdonis & Abbey$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (254 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781905068807 311 08$a1905068808 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Table of Contents""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""CHAPTER 1""; ""CHAPTER 2 Innovation System for ICT: The Case of Brazil""; ""CHAPTER 3 Innovation System for ICT: The Case of China""; ""CHAPTER 4 Innovation System for ICT: The Case of India""; ""CHAPTER 5 Innovation System for ICT: The Case of Thailand""; ""CHAPTER 6 Innovation System for ICT: The Case of South Africa""; ""CHAPTER 7 Innovation Systems for ICT: The Case of Southern African Countries""; ""CHAPTER 8 General Conclusions: Innovation Systems for ICT - Implications for the Less Developing Economies""; ""Index"" 330 $a"The impressive advances of information and communication technologies (ICT) in some Asian countries have led some people to proclaim a fundamental change in the world economy. The authors and editors have made an admirable contribution to make such an evaluation and fill a big gap in our knowledge..One of the many good features of this evaluation is that it takes into account the specific relationship of ICT with the wider social and economic system and the national system of innovation of each country." Christopher Freeman, Emeritus Professor and Founding Director of the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. "Running across the informative chapters on the diverse experience of several important countries with ICT is a unifying theory of what it takes for successful economic development in today's globalized economy... The case studies show different countries wrestling with the problem, some doing better and some worse. This is a fascinating and important book." Richard R. Nelson, George Blumenthal Professor (Emeritus) of International and Public Affairs, Business, and Law, Columbia University, New York, USA. "This book is important because it gives insight into the role of ICT and ICT policy in the most important emerging economies in the world." Bent ke Lundvall, Professor of Economics, Aalborg, University, Denmark. This book was selected as Book of the Month in March 2006 by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, USA. It has been endorsed by some of the leading thinkers in the field, including two Nobel prize nominees in economics. It is also listed as a resource on the world Bank's website. A section of it has been licensed by the Open University UK for its worldwide course on technology. 606 $aInformation technology 606 $aInformation technology$zDeveloping countries 615 0$aInformation technology. 615 0$aInformation technology 676 $a303.4833 701 $aBaskaran$b Angathevar$01612893 701 $aMuchie$b Mammo$01612894 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972923403321 996 $aBridging the digital divide$94355561 997 $aUNINA