The Global Information Technology Report 2001-2002 Readiness for the Networked World

by World Economic Forum; Kirkman, Geoffrey; Cornelius, Peter K.; Sachs, Jeffrey D.; Schwab, Klaus

• ISBN13: 9780195152586
• ISBN10: 0195152581
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Very little has been written or published on the global experience vis-a-vis information technology that puts both developed and developing countries into a larger context from which lessons can be extrapolated. Within the IT and Development fields, there has been much talk and hyperbole about the power of IT to transform the economic development process, but very little rigorous analysis has been carried out to document the global situation. The frontier of the field is to explore and understand how IT is being used in the developing world, what the barriers to IT diffusion and adoption are in developing countries, and what the main lessons are from the developing world that can aid in designing policies and solutions that can overcome the international digital divide. The Global Information Technology Readiness Report 2001-2002 provides the first comprehensive and comparative analysis of the diffusion and use of information technology in 70 countries around the world. The Report consists of three main sections: a series of country rankings comparing the global experience of different nations based on various crieteria of IT readiness; a collection of essays by recognized experts on a series of IT-related subjects key to understanding the issues involved in extending the benefits of IT to the developing world; and country profiles that highlight the overall situation and major trends relating to IT within each country. The scope of the Report is quite ambitious, as is the methodology, as data has been generated through a series of surveys of global business leaders. Both the range and depth of the issues and data make the Global Information Technology Readiness Report 2001-2002 a unique and valuable publication.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ii
List of Authors	v
Preface	ix
Klaus Schwab
Foreword	xi
Bruno Lanvin
Executive Summary	xiii
Geoffrey S. Kirkman
Chapters	1	(158)
Networked Readiness	3	(1)
Some Thoughts on How ICTs Could Really Change the World	4	(6)
John Gage
The Networked Readiness Index: Measuring the Preparedness of Nations for the Networked World	10	(22)
Geoffrey S. Kirkman
Carlos A. Osorio
Jeffrey D. Sachs
Networked Learning	31	(1)
Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age	32	(6)
Mitchel Resnick
Ten Lessons for ICT and Education in the Developing World	38	(8)
Robert J.Hawkins
Networked Economy and Society	45	(1)
The X Internet: Leveling the Playing Field for Businesses in Developing Nations	46	(8)
George Colony
Navi Radjou
Eroica Howard
The Importance of Organizational Leadership for Creating Technology Excellence	54	(8)
Soumitra Dutta
Information and Communication Technologies, Markets, and Economic Development	62	(14)
Karen Eggleston
Robert Jensen
Richard Zeckhauser
Community Internet Access in Rural Areas: Solving the Economic Sustainability Puzzle	76	(14)
Michael L. Best
Colin M. Maclay
Electronic Commerce, Networked Readiness, and Trade Competitiveness	90	(14)
Catherine L. Mann
Trade in ICT Products: The Global Framework and Empirical Evidence	104	(14)
Peter K. Cornelius
Friedrich von Kirchbach
Fiona Paua
Nicolai V. Semine
Network Policy and Access	117	(1)
Telecommunications Sector Reform---A Prerequisite for Networked Readiness	118	(20)
Scott Beardsley
Ingo Beyer von Morgenstern
Luis Enriquez
Carsten Kipping
The Elements of Successful Telecommunications Sector Reform	138	(21)
Scott Beardsley
Ingo Beyer von Morgenstern
Luis Enriquez
Carsten Kipping
Country Profiles	159	(174)
Argentina	162	(2)
Australia	164	(2)
Austria	166	(2)
Bangladesh	168	(2)
Belgium	170	(2)
Bolivia	172	(2)
Brazil	174	(2)
Bulgaria	176	(2)
Canada	178	(2)
Chile	180	(2)
China	182	(2)
Colombia	184	(2)
Costa Rica	186	(2)
Czech Republic	188	(2)
Denmark	190	(2)
Dominican Republic	192	(2)
Ecuador	194	(2)
Egypt	196	(2)
El Salvador	198	(2)
Estonia	200	(2)
Finland	202	(2)
France	204	(2)
Germany	206	(2)
Greece	208	(2)
Guatemala	210	(2)
Honduras	212	(2)
Hong Kong SAR	214	(2)
Hungary	216	(2)
Iceland	218	(2)
India	220	(2)
Indonesia	222	(2)
Ireland	224	(2)
Israel	226	(2)
Italy	228	(2)
Jamaica	230	(2)
Japan	232	(2)
Jordan	234	(2)
Korea	236	(2)
Latvia	238	(2)
Lithuania	240	(2)
Malaysia	242	(2)
Mauritius	244	(2)
Mexico	246	(2)
Netherlands	248	(2)
New Zealand	250	(2)
Nicaragua	252	(2)
Nigeria	254	(2)
Norway	256	(2)
Panama	258	(2)
Paraguay	260	(2)
Peru	262	(2)
Philippines	264	(2)
Poland	266	(2)
Portugal	268	(2)
Romania	270	(2)
Russian Federation	272	(2)
Singapore	274	(2)
Slovak Republic	276	(2)
Slovenia	278	(2)
South Africa	280	(2)
Spain	282	(2)
Sri Lanka	284	(2)
Sweden	286	(2)
Switzerland	288	(2)
Taiwan	290	(2)
Thailand	292	(2)
Trinidad and Tobago	294	(2)
Turkey	296	(2)
Ukraine	298	(2)
United Kingdom	300	(2)
United States	302	(2)
Uruguay	304	(2)
Venezuela	306	(2)
Vietnam	308	(2)
Zimbabwe	310	(23)
Data Rankings	333	(52)
Acknowledgement of Support	385