Information Economy Report 2007-2008

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The Information Economy Report 2008 - Science and technology for development: the new paradigm of ICT, analyses the current and potential contribution of information technology to knowledge creation and diffusion. It explores how ICTs help generate innovations that improve the livelihoods of the poor and support enterprise competitiveness.

The report examines how ICTs affect productivity and growth and reflects on the need for a development-oriented approach to intellectual property rights in order to enable effective access to technology. ICT has also given rise to new models for sharing knowledge and collective production of ideas and innovations, known as "open access" models, which often bypass the incentive system provided by intellectual property rights.

The Report presents a current cross-section of themes and analysis that aim to inform and enable governments to understand the policy challenges and opportunities. The analysis identifies important areas of concern and best practices necessary for the formulation of targeted policy decisions to support and accelerate ICT diffusion. In particular, the Information Economy Report 2007-2008 addresses the following issues:

    * Trends in ICT access and use consisting of basic ICT indicators and an analysis of how ICTs impact on enterprises in developing countries;
    * The ICT producing sector and the emerging South examines the role of the sector from the perspective of South-South trade, while exploring issues of the relationship between ICTs and employment, FDI and outsourcing;
    * Measuring the impact of ICT on productive efficiency through a case study of Thailand confirms that developing countries can benefit as much as developed ones from increasing ICT use;
    * ICT, e-business and innovation policies highlights the need for balance between policy stability and flexibility to meet the needs of evolving ICTs and feedback from policy implementation;
    * E-banking and e-payments explains the potential of ICTs to improve overall business efficiency and assist in bringing SMEs and micro-enterprises into the formal economy;
    * ICTs for the poor are discussed within the scope of the increasing use of mobile telephones and supportive policy measures and the potential of telecentres to promote livelihoods by providing access to relevant information and business opportunities to rural and poor populations.

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Science and technology for development: the new paradigm of ICT

Prepared by the UNCTAD secretariat
UNITED NATIONS
New York and Geneva, 2007

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Table of Contents:

Introduction: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT: THE NEW PARADIGM OF ICT
A. Science and technology in development
B. ICT as a general-purpose technology
C. Harnessing ICT for development
References and bibliography

Chapter 1: TRENDS IN ICT ACCESS AND USE
A. Introduction
B. ICT access and use by individuals
C. ICT access and use by enterprises
D. Conclusions
Annex:
1.1 Statistical Annex
Notes to data for tables 1.5–1.10 and 1.20
References
Notes

Chapter 2: THE ICT PRODUCING SECTOR AND THE EMERGING SOUTH
A. Introduction
B. ICT market, value added and employment
C. Trade and investment in ICT goods and services
D. The role of the ICT sector in the growth of China and India
E. International and national environment and policymaking
F. Conclusions and policy recommendations
Annexes:
2.1 Trade in ICT goods
2.2. ITA members as of September 2007
References
Notes

Chapter 3: MEASURING THE IMPACT OF ICT ON PRODUCTION
A. Introduction
B. Economic impact of ICT at the macroeconomic level
C. Firm-level impact of ICTs
D. Measuring ICT use and productivity in Thai manufacturing firms
E. Concluding remarks and policy issues
References
Notes

Chapter 4: ICT, E-BUSINESS AND INNOVATION POLICIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
A. Introduction
B. Impact on innovation of the use of ICTs by enterprises
C. Maximizing synergies between e-business and innovation policies
D. Conclusions and policy recommendations
References and bibliography
Notes

Chapter 5: E-BANKING AND E-PAYMENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING AND TRANSITION ECONOMIES
A. Introduction
B. ICTs and innovations in banking and payments
C. Recent trends in e-banking and e-payments
D. E-banking and e-payments for development
E. Regulatory issues related to e-banking and e-payments
F. Conclusions
References and bibliography
Notes

Chapter 6: MOBILE TELEPHONY IN AFRICA: CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON
A. Introduction
B. Mobile telephony: stylized facts
C. Country analysis
D. Cross-country comparison
E. Conclusions
References and bibliography
Notes

Chapter 7: PROMOTING LIVELIHOODS THROUGH TELECENTRES
A. Introduction
B. The case of telecentres
C. Recommendations to support livelihoods through telecentres
Annexes:
7.2 UNCTAD questionnaire
7.3 Telecentre networks that completed the questionnaire
References
Notes

Chapter 8: HARMONIZING CYBER LEGISLATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL: THE CASE OF ASEAN
A. Introduction
B. Regional and domestic implementation
C. Lessons learned
D. Concluding remarks and policy recommendations
Annexes:
8.1 ASEAN’s countries’ legislation
8.2 Survey on e-commerce legislation in developing countries
References and bibliography
Notes
Questionnaire

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