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Keywords
- assessment
- capital
- competitiveness
- development
- economic growth
- economics
- environment
- growth
- information
- Information Technology (IT)
- infrastructure
- interaction
- network
- regulation
- telecommunications
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'[The] Global Information Technology Report is a must-read for decision makers in the Information and Communications Technologies arena. It provides a valuable roadmap for public-private partnerships to continue progress towards a more equitable information society.' - Erkki Liikanen, Formerly European Commissioner for Enterprise and the Information Society
'The Global Information Technology Report series of the World Economic Forum aims to monitor the progress of networked readiness in more than 100 countries, highlighting the policy, institutional, and structural obstacles that prevent countries from fully capturing the benefits of ICT. It is thus a benchmarking tool that also gauges the extent to which best practices are spreading all over the world. Beyond the mere provision of an annual international cross-section of networked readiness, the publication of the Report also may be seen as a vehicle whereby governments, businesses and individuals can assess progress on a regular basis.' - Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum
'In recent years, major economic research has revealed a correlation
between information and communication technologies (ICT), and gains in
productivity. The Global Information Technology Report provides valuable information for countries and companies in areas of opportunity and development to achieve greater participation in the global networked
economy.' - John Chambers, Presidentand CEO, Cisco Systems
About the authors
AUGUSTO LOPEZ-CLAROS, is Chief Economist and Director of the Global Competitiveness Programme at the World Economic Forum in Geneva. He has written and lectured extensively on a broad range of subjects, including aspects of economic reform in transition economies, economic integration, interdependence and cooperation, governance, peace, and issues in the reform of international organizations.
IRENE MIA, is a Senior Economist with the Global Competitiveness Programme at the World Economic Forum. Her responsibilities include researching competitiveness issues and developing the economic content for World Economic Forum activities. She is also in charge of the technical coordination of the Global Information Technology Report.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Global Information Technology Report 2005-2006
Book Subtitle: Leveraging ICT for Development
Editors: A. López-Claros, I. Mia
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-9642-8Due: 24 March 2006
Edition Number: 5
Number of Pages: 368