Information Technology in Asia

Download or read book Information Technology in Asia written by Chia Siow Yue and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2002 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The information and communications technology (ICT) revolution that swept the world through the 1990s has impacted the economic, political, and social structures of countries throughout Asia. These have presented themselves both as digital opportunities as well as challenges. This volume presents a collection of papers by scholars on the new development paradigms afforded by this new technology, from the experience of the software capital of Bangalore to the policy dilemmas faced by transition economies such as Vietnam.