Information Technology, Innovation System and Trade Regime in Developing Countries: India and the ASEAN

293 Pages·2006·1.045 MB·English

by  K.J. Joseph

Information Technology,
Innovation System and
Trade Regime in
Developing Countries
India and the ASEAN
K.J. Joseph
Information Technology, Innovation System and Trade
Regime in Developing Countries
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Information Technology,
Innovation System and
Trade Regime in
Developing Countries
India and the ASEAN
K. J. Joseph
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Contents
ListofTables viii
ListofFigures xi
ListofBoxes xii
Preface xiii
ListofAcronymsandTechnicalTerms xx
1 Introduction 1
2 India:AnITPowerhouseoftheSouth 20
3 Thailand:FromInvestment-ledGrowthtoInnovation-led
Growth 53
4 Cambodia:BetweenPentiumandPenicillin? 86
5 LaoPDR:HasteningSlowly? 113
6 Myanmar:SowingbutNotHarvesting? 139
7 Vietnam:AnotherTigerintheMaking? 169
8 ICTandtheDevelopingCountries:TowardsaWayForward 204
Appendix ITA: Addressing Digital Divide Through Trade
Liberalization 221
Notes 226
Bibliography 238
Index 254
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List of Tables
2.1 Exportintensityofforeignandlocalfirmsinthesoftware
sectorofIndia(%) 28
2.2 Region-wisedistributionofexportsbyforeignandlocal
firmsinIndia(%) 29
2.3 ProductionandexportofelectronicsproductsfromIndia
(US$million) 32
2.4 GrowthoffixedandmobiletelephonesinIndia 33
2.5 NetworkReadinessIndexandrankofselectedcountries
(2002–2003) 37
2.6 IllustrativeS&TinfrastructureinfourITclustersinIndia 45
2.7 NumberofforeigncollaborationsandFDI(approvals)in
theelectricalandelectronicsandsoftwaresectorsinIndia
during1991–2002 50
3.1 StructureofexportsandimportsinThaielectronics
industry 55
3.2 Stagesoflatecomerdevelopment 57
3.3 Technological stages in Southeast Asia’s electronics
industry 57
3.4 GERDandGERD/GDPofThailandandothercountries
(2001) 59
3.5 ComparisonbetweenthedemandandsupplyofICT
manpowerinThailandduring1994–2006 66
3.6 FDIinflowsintoThailandincomparisonwithdeveloping
countriesandSoutheastAsia(US$million) 70
3.7 Sector-wisedistributionofforeigninvestmentprojects
approvedinThailand 72
3.8 Distributionofinvestmentacrossdifferentprojectsin
electricalandelectronicproductsinThailand(2001) 74
3.9 Indicators of telecommunication development in
Thailandinacomparativeperspective(2002) 76
4.1 HighereducationenrolmentsinCambodia(2001) 93
4.2 Trendininvestmentapprovalsandactualinflowin
Cambodia 97
4.3 Sector-wisedistributionofFDIinCambodia(from1994
to2002) 98
4.4 Cambodia’stariffratestructure 101
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