Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-367) and index.
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Section I. Toward sustainable and permanent economic growth -- The evolution of ICT, economic development, and the digitally-divided society / Sadayoshi Takaya -- Information technology and economic development in development countries / Muhammed Karatas and Selahattin Bekmez -- IT promotion policies for economic development: the case of Malaysia / Rika Nakagawa -- Information and communication technology and economic development in Malaysia / Mohamed Aslam -- Macroeconomic announcements, asymmetric volatility, and IT: evidence from JGB futures / Takeo Minaki, Ichihiro Uchida, and Hiroshi Kamae -- The macroeconomic benefits of intelligent enterprise / Thomas F. Siems -- Section II. Domestic and global markets in the IT age -- International reserves accumulation: some lessons from Asia / Michael Gapen and Michael Papaioannou -- IT and Thai stock market development / Chollada Luangpituksa -- Key drivers of internet banking adoption: the case of Spanish internet users / Carlos Lassala Navarré, Carla Ruiz Mafé, and Silvia Sanz Blas -- E-commerce contribution to economic growth: the case of Thailand / Ing-wei Huang and Songsak Vanichviroon -- IT and software industry in Vietnam / Yuko Iwasaki -- Section III. Innovative engineering in IT -- The influence of new information and communication technologies on transaction costs of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises / Utz Dornberger, Luis E. Bernal Vera and Alejandro Sosa Norena -- Information technology industry development and the knowledge economy: a four country study / Phillip Ein Dor, Michael Myers, and K.S. Raman -- Information technology and environment / Zhao Meng, Zheng and Lu lei -- Section IV. Socioeconomic development in the IT age -- International Institute for knowledge management / Jayanth Paraki -- Application of computer technology in mechanical industry of China / Jian-Xiong Liu [and others] -- A study of the relationships between economic climates, national culture and e-government readiness: a global perspective / Princely Ifinedo -- Society and World Wide Web in developing countries: the case of Turkey / Mustafa Zihni Tunca, Isa Ipcioglu -- E-learning implementation and its diverse effects / Biju Issac [and others] -- The significance of the existence of women's colleges and their entry into science-related fields / Akiko Nishio -- Potential challenges and benefits of information technology and economic development in Sri Lanka / Kennedy D. Gunawardana -- Socio economic influence on information technology: the case of California / Rasool Azari and James Pick -- Strategies for cultural economic development in Kamakura: managing digital contents and cultural assets / Sachiko Kishino, Frederic Andres.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This book examines the impact IT has on politics, education, sociology, and technology. IT has already changed the face of many business activities and has prospects for future development. This book focuses on the benefits of IT for developing countries, whose problems must be solved, and obstacles overcome in order to further IT advancement"--Provided by publisher.