The information revolution in Asia / Nina Hachigian, Lily Wu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hachigian, Nina.

Contributor:

Wu, Lily.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology--Social aspects--Asia.

Information technology.

Information technology--Asia.

Information society--Asia.

Information society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (131 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : National Defense Research Institute, RAND, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report discusses the information revolution in the Asia-Pacific region and its likely course over the next five to ten years. Key questions addressed in this report include the extent to which the information revolution has taken hold of markets in this region, the political implications of the information revolution for Asian governments, the variations between individual countries, and the prospects for further information-technology-related developments in the region.

Contents:

Cover; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One CURRENT STATUS OF THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION IN ASIA; ASIA'S IT USE, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OUTPUT; COMMERCIAL IT USE; IT INDUSTRIES AND DEVELOPMENT MODELS BY COUNTRY; IT GOVERNMENT POLICIES40; THE FUNDING OF IT; SUMMARY POINTS; Chapter Two POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION IN ASIA; BOTTOM UP: THE EFFECT OF IT ON INTERNAL POLITICS; TOP DOWN: GOVERNMENTS USING IT; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

"MR-1719-NIC"--p. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-102).

ISBN:

0-8330-3606-8

OCLC:

475901562