The Global Information Technology Report 2002-2003 Readiness for the Networked World

by World Economic Forum; Dutta, Soumitra; Lanvin, Bruno; Paua, Fiona

• ISBN13: 9780195161694
• ISBN10: 0195161696
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

That The Global Information Technology Report 2001-2002 received such a notable positive response from a broad range of stakeholders underscores the growing relevance of information technology (IT) in national economies and the continuing need for an assessment of the readiness of countries to participate in the Networked World. Recognizing the relevance of an the rapid changes in information technology, this report is an update to the 2001-2002 Report, which is the first and most comprehensive international assessment of the readiness of countries to capture the benefits of participating in the Networked World. With regional analyses and specific country case studies, essays on a variety of IT-related subjects, detailed country profiles, and country rankings comparing the global IT experience of different nations, this report remains the most authoritative documentation to date of how Its are being used around the world.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Executive Summary	v
Part 1 The Networked Readiness Index Framework	1	(84)
The Networked Readiness of Nations	2	(24)
Soumitra Dutta
Amit Jain
Crafting the Environment for Networked Readiness	26	(18)
Jose Maria Figueres-Olsen
Fiona Paua
Ready for the Networked Future? The Role of the Individual in the Networked Society	44	(14)
Dirk Reiter
Helmut Meitner
Carsten H. Rossbach
The Business Dimension ICT: A Critical Enabler of Managerial Innovation	58	(16)
Scott Beardsley
Ingo Beyer von Morgenstern
Luis Enriquez
Stefan Mytilineos
Jurgen Wunram
Leaders and Facilitators: The New Roles of Governments in Digital Economies	74	(11)
Bruno Lanvin
Part 2 Regional Analyses and Country Case Studies	85	(106)
ICT in Africa: A Status Report	86	(16)
Mike Jensen
Networked Readiness: Latin America's Last Train	102	(14)
Lionel C. Carrasco
Rossana Fuentes-Berain
Roberto Martinez Illescas
ICT Challenges for the Arab World	116	(16)
Soumitra Dutta
Mazen E. Coury
ICT: Pockets of Leadership in East Asia	132	(10)
Arnoud De Meyer
Driving the e-Economy: Contrasting Approaches in the United States, Europe, and Japan	142	(20)
Mark Melford
Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau
Soumitra Dutta
Born Global: The Impact of the WTO Process on China's ICT Competitiveness	162	(16)
Bruno Lanvin
Pamela C. M. Mar
Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang
Frank-Jurgen Richter
Influence of ICT on the Development of India's Competitiveness	178	(13)
Sukumar S.
N.R. Narayana Murthy
Part 3 Country Profiles	191	(86)
How to Read the Country Tables	193	(84)
Argentina	194	(1)
Australia	195	(1)
Austria	196	(1)
Bangladesh	197	(1)
Belgium	198	(1)
Bolivia	199	(1)
Botswana	200	(1)
Brazil	201	(1)
Bulgaria	202	(1)
Canada	203	(1)
Chile	204	(1)
China	205	(1)
Colombia	206	(1)
Costa Rica	207	(1)
Croatia	208	(1)
Czech Republic	209	(1)
Denmark	210	(1)
Dominican Republic	211	(1)
Ecuador	212	(1)
Egypt	213	(1)
El Salvador	214	(1)
Estonia	215	(1)
Finland	216	(1)
France	217	(1)
Germany	218	(1)
Greece	219	(1)
Guatemala	220	(1)
Haiti	221	(1)
Honduras	222	(1)
Hong Kong SAR	223	(1)
Hungary	224	(1)
Iceland	225	(1)
India	226	(1)
Indonesia	227	(1)
Ireland	228	(1)
Israel	229	(1)
Italy	230	(1)
Jamaica	231	(1)
Japan	232	(1)
Jordan	233	(1)
Korea	234	(1)
Latvia	235	(1)
Lithuania	236	(1)
Luxembourg	237	(1)
Malaysia	238	(1)
Mauritius	239	(1)
Mexico	240	(1)
Morocco	241	(1)
Namibia	242	(1)
Netherlands	243	(1)
New Zealand	244	(1)
Nicaragua	245	(1)
Nigeria	246	(1)
Norway	247	(1)
Panama	248	(1)
Paraguay	249	(1)
Peru	250	(1)
Philippines	251	(1)
Poland	252	(1)
Portugal	253	(1)
Romania	254	(1)
Russian Federation	255	(1)
Singapore	256	(1)
Slovak Republic	257	(1)
Slovenia	258	(1)
South Africa	259	(1)
Spain	260	(1)
Sri Lanka	261	(1)
Sweden	262	(1)
Switzerland	263	(1)
Taiwan	264	(1)
Thailand	265	(1)
Trinidad and Tobago	266	(1)
Tunisia	267	(1)
Turkey	268	(1)
Ukraine	269	(1)
United Kingdom	270	(1)
United States	271	(1)
Uruguay	272	(1)
Venezuela	273	(1)
Vietnam	274	(1)
Zimbabwe	275	(2)
Part 4 Data Rankings	277	(52)
The Networked Readiness Index: Methodology	278	(4)
How to Read the Data Tables	282	(1)
Data Tables	283	(46)
List of Authors	329