ICTS and Indian economic development : economy, work, regulation /
editors, Ashwani Saith, M. Vijayabaskar.
- 474 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : ICTs and Indian economic development : trends, issues, options / The diffusion of information technology and implications for development : a perspective based on the Indian experience / Indian software industry development : national and international perspectives / Moving up or lagging behind? : an index of technological competence in India's ICT sector / Human capital, labour scarcity and development of the software services sector / Has the new economy created wealth? : a study of infotech companies / The political economy of the computer software industry in Bangalore, India / Telecommunications and economic growth : implications for India / Innovation capability in India's telecommunications equipment industry / Adoption of communication standards in developing economies : issues and options for India / Role of ICT in the development of the Indian stock market / E-business, entreprencurship and organizational restructuring : evidence from Indian firms / ICTs and transformation of traditional workplaces : the case of the automobile industry in India / The digital divide, ICT development and telecommunication reform in China / India-China : a battle of two new ICT giants / Ashwani Saith and M. Vijayabaskar -- C. P. Chandrasekhar -- Nagesh Kumar -- K. J. Joseph and Vinoj Abraham -- Suma S. Athreye -- J. Dennis Rajakumar -- Balaji Parthasarathy -- Maximo Torero, Shyamal Chowdhury and Arjun S. Bedi -- Sunil Mani -- Rakesh Basant and G. R. Ramadesikan -- Meena Abraham Chacko -- Kaushalesh Lal -- M. Vijayabaskar -- Wensheng Wang -- Meine Pieter van Dijk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
"ICTs and Indian Economic Development evaluates the recent phenomenon of Information technology communication (ICT) development in India, and discusses such questions as: Can the growth be sustained? How far can an ICT revolution go towards modernising India's economy? What could be the capacity of ICTs to induce rapid social transformation and change? Can India navigate all the pitfalls and hazards and retain its current comparative advantage in the field of ICT? ; ; ICTs and Indian Economic Development: ; ; - provide a systematic overview of the major developments and trends in the Indian ICT sector;; ; - investigate the dynamism of the IT sector and whether it has contributed to wealth creation in any significant measure; and whether Bangalore, in its area of special strength-software-is a dynamic leader or merely a Silicon Valley follower;; ; - assess the role of the State and of government policy, especially with regard to the opportunities for shaping the future of this sector;; ; - explore the processes of the restructuring of work and employment in the wake of the IT revolution;; ; - set the Indian experience in a wider context through a discussion of the Chinese experience, along with a comparative analysis of ICT clusters in the two countries.; ; ICTs and Indian Economic Development is of interest to those studying economics and development studies, internaional and development communication and new media and communications technology; and those already at work in these fields."--Publisher description.
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High technology industries--India Information technology--India Telecommunication--India