Joseph, K. J., 1961-

Information technology, innovation system and trade regime in developing countries : India and the ASEAN / K.J. Joseph. - xxiii, 267 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- India : an IT powerhouse of the south -- Thailand : from investment-led growth to innovation-led growth -- Cambodia : between pentium and penicillin? -- Lao PDR : hastening slowly? -- Myanmar : sowing but not harvesting? -- Vietnam : another tiger in the making? -- ICT and the developing countries : towards a way forward -- ITA : addressing digital divide through trade liberalization. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. App.

"Drawing from the detailed case studies of India and five ASEAN countries, this book establishes the complementary role of innovation system and trade regime in promoting the production and use of ICT and draws lessons for other developing countries. Apart from highlighting the plausible directions of change in the current multilateral and regional initiatives in ICT, it calls for an e-South Framework Agreement to enable developing countries to catch up with the ongoing ICT revolution by harnessing the ICT capabilities in select developing countries."--BOOK JACKET.

023000492X (cloth)

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Information technology--India
Information technology--Southeast Asia
Diffusion of innovations--India
Diffusion of innovations--Southeast Asia

T58.5 / .J675 2006

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