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100 1 _aHanna, Nagy K.
_eeditor.
245 1 0 _aNational Strategies to Harness Information Technology
_h[electronic resource] :
_bSeeking Transformation in Singapore, Finland, the Philippines, and South Africa /
_cedited by Nagy K. Hanna, Peter T. Knight.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bSpringer New York,
_c2012.
300 _aXIV, 242 p. 45 illus.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aInnovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management
505 0 _aWhy National e-Transformation Strategies? -- The e-Transformation Journey of Singapore -- Information Society and Consensus Formation in Finland -- A Decade of e-Development in South Africa: Sufficient for a “Services (R)evolution”? -- The Philippines: The Quest for Genuine e-Development -- Comparative Experience and Lessons in e-Transformation -- Index.
520 _aThe ability to harness Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) is increasingly at the heart of competitiveness and sustainable growth. As countries engage in an increasingly competitive global economy, they are trying to weave ICT into their development strategies, in the same way enterprises have learned to use ICT to transform their business models and strategies. This integration offers a new path to development that is responsive to the challenges of our times.  In National Strategies to Harness Information Technology, Nagy Hanna and Peter Knight provide a framework for assessing the opportunities, challenges, and prospects for “e-transformation” and for analyzing the options and innovations adopted to manage the e-transformation process.  They ask hard questions: what does it take to harness ICT to transform an economy?  Why some countries accelerate their development journey with ICT while others fail?  How did successful countries balance the need for strategic leadership with bottom up innovation? Can countries reduce the risks of digital divide? What have been the roles of government and private sectors? What lessons can be learned  for countries at different levels of development? Featuring contributions from country experts, the editors and authors provide in-depth case studies of ICT deployment in Singapore, Finland, the Philippines, and South Africa, and asses the progress of such efforts.  The result is an essential resource for academic researchers, policy analysts, policymakers, and industry leaders interested in the role of ICT in national development, innovation, and economic growth. In National Strategies to Harness Information Technology, Nagy Hanna and Peter Knight provide a framework for assessing the opportunities, challenges, and prospects for “e-transformation” and for analyzing the options and innovations adopted to manage the e-transformation process.  They ask hard questions: what does it take to harness ICT to transform an economy?  Why some countries accelerate their development journey with ICT while others fail?  How did successful countries balance the need for strategic leadership with bottom up innovation? Can countries reduce the risks of digital divide? What have been the roles of government and private sectors? What lessons can be learned  for countries at different levels of development? Featuring contributions from country experts, the editors and authors provide in-depth case studies of ICT deployment in Singapore, Finland, the Philippines, and South Africa, and asses the progress of such efforts.  The result is an essential resource for academic researchers, policy analysts, policymakers, and industry leaders interested in the role of ICT in national development, innovation, and economic growth.
650 0 _aEconomics.
650 0 _aInformation Systems.
650 0 _aDevelopment Economics.
650 0 _aEndogenous growth (Economics).
650 1 4 _aEconomics/Management Science.
650 2 4 _aDevelopment Economics.
650 2 4 _aEconomic Growth.
650 2 4 _aManagement of Computing and Information Systems.
700 1 _aKnight, Peter T.
_eeditor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9781461420859
830 0 _aInnovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2086-6
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