ICT Diffusion in Developing Countries Towards a New Concept of Technological Takeoff /

• Main Author: Lechman, Ewa (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Management.; Industrial management.; Globalization.; Markets.; Computers.; Development economics.; Economic policy.; Communication.; Economics.; Development Economics.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Information Systems and Communication Service.; Emerging Markets/Globalization.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Communication Studies.

This book provides an extensive overview of the diffusion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in developing countries between 2000 and 2012. It covers issues such as country-specific ICT diffusion patterns, technological substitution and technological convergence. By identifying soc...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Technology, the Economy, and Society - Casting the Bridges
• 3 Technology Diffusion
• 4 Information and Communication Technologies Diffusion Patterns in Developing Countries - Empirical Evidence
• 5 What Matters for ICT Diffusion?
• 6 Conclusion, Recommendations and Implications
• Appendices.