Author: European Information Technology Observatory
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Thomas Hempell
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-01-17
Total Pages: 199
ISBN-13: 3790816485
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create potentials for considerable productivity gains and for higher economic growth. However, ICTs also pose varied challenges to firms in order to benefit from these potentials. Highlighting the importance of innovations, firm-sponsored training, and recruitment of high-skilled workers, this monograph analyses why and to what extent firms differ in their capabilities to make ICT work productively. The work also comprises a detailed discussion of economic theory concerning ICT use and complementary firm strategies. In addition it provides a comprehensive treatment of various methodological issues concerning the measurement of firm-level productivity in econometric analyses.
Author: Axel Zerdick
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-04-17
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 3642864821
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →E-conomics provides readers with a roadmap to the landscape of the new Internet economy and serves as a reference to the economics of the information age. Written by communication economists and experts in the media business from the US and Europe, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the Internet revolution showing how the rules of business have changed. It takes the European telecommunications industry as a focal point and features strategies for a successful Network Economy. E-conomics is essential reading for economists, managers, and business strategists requiring an understanding of the dynamics of electronic commerce.
Author: Room, Graham
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2005-09-07
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1847421350
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Economic and social change is accelerating under the twin impact of globalisation and the new information technologies. But how are these processes interrelated? Are they impelling us towards a common socio-economic future? What can governments do if they want to manage and steer the direction of development? This book addresses these questions with particular reference to the European Union, which has made the development of a socially cohesive, knowledge-based economy its central task for the present decade. It assesses both the challenges and the policy instruments that are being deployed, focussing in particular on the dynamics of the 'new economy'; the new organisational architectures associated with rapid innovation; the transformation of education and training; the implications for social cohesion and exclusion and the role of policy benchmarking in promoting policy learning and enhancing national performance. The European Challenge presents the most up-to-date research on the development of the knowledge-based economy and its social and policy implications. Its accessible and integrated treatment of the processes of economic, social and technological change make it an invaluable resource for those studying and researching in the fields of public and social policy, organisational and technological change and innovation. It is also highly relevant to policy-makers who need to understand and manage this change.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2000-03-07
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9264181032
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The OECD Information Technology Outlook 2000 describes the rapid growth in the supply and demand for information technology goods and services and their role in the expanding Internet economy and looks at emerging uses of information technology.
Author: Leo van den Berg
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-10-05
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 1351756621
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This title was first published in 2002: The information revolution has deeply influenced the development of Europe’s large cities. They are faced with new opportunities and threats from the information and communication technologies (ICTs) and require strategic policy responses. By examining and comparing five European cities - Eindhoven, Helsinki, Manchester, Marseilles and the Hague - this book sheds light on the impact of ICTs on urban development and considers the consequences for urban management. Case studies show how cities use new technologies to improve the delivery of municipal services, to increase civil participation and local democracy, to help their citizens and businesses make the shift to the information society, and to fight the digital divide . These analyses reveal strategic challenges and potential pitfalls for ICT policy. The book offers a unique international perspective on the impact and potential of information technologies on urban development. The integrative approach - taking economic, social and accessibility issues into account - reveals many new insights.