The Information Revolution in Asia

by Hachigian, Nina; Wu, Lily

• ISBN13: 9780833034182
• ISBN10: 0833034189
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-04
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

This report discusses the information revolution in Asia and its likely course over the next five to ten years.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	vii
Tables	ix
Summary	xi
Acknowledgments	xxiii
Acronyms	xxv
Chapter One CURRENT STATUS OF THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION IN ASIA	1	(54)
Asia's IT Use, Infrastructure, and Output	1	(7)
IT Penetration and Use	1	(5)
IT Producers	6	(1)
Major IT Players	7	(1)
Commercial IT Use	8	(11)
Business Dominates Asia's Internet Access	8	(1)
Applications Not Yet Sophisticated	9	(1)
Barriers to Use	10	(9)
IT Industries and Development Models by Country	19	(20)
Major Users	19	(4)
Major Producers: The "Japan" Model	23	(16)
IT Government Policies	39	(8)
Forms of Promotion	39	(4)
Policy Backfires	43	(1)
Deregulating Telecommunications	44	(2)
Political Paranoia	46	(1)
The Funding of IT	47	(4)
Summary Points	51	(4)
Use Trends	52	(1)
Production Trends	52	(1)
Outlook	53	(2)
Chapter Two POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION IN ASIA	55	(38)
Bottom Up: The Effect of IT on Internal Politics	56	(17)
One-Party Dominant States: IT Influenced	57	(6)
One-Party Dominant States: Little IT Influence	63	(2)
Liberal Democracies	65	(6)
Analysis and Future Trends	71	(2)
Top Down: Governments Using IT	73	(17)
One-Party Dominant States	76	(7)
Liberal Democracies	83	(6)
Analysis and Future Trends	89	(1)
Conclusion	90	(3)
Bibliography	93