China's Information Revolution: Managing The Economic And Social Transformation

Business & Finance, Economics, Economic Development
Cover of the book China's Information Revolution: Managing The Economic And Social Transformation by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei, World Bank
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei ISBN: 9780821367216
Publisher: World Bank Publication: May 4, 2007
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
ISBN: 9780821367216
Publisher: World Bank
Publication: May 4, 2007
Imprint:
Language: English
Since 1997, China has devoted considerable resources to information and communications technology (ICT) development. China has the world's largest telecommunications market, and its information technology industry has been an engine of economic growth - growing two to three times faster than GDP over the past 10 years. E-government initiatives have achieved significant results, and the private sector has increasingly used ICT for production and service processes, internal management, and online transactions. The approaching 10-year mark provides an excellent opportunity to update the policy to reflect the evolving needs of China's economy. These needs include the challenges posed by industrialization, urbanization, upgraded consumption, and social mobility. Developing a more effective ICT strategy will help China to achieve its economic and social goals. Addressing all the critical factors is complex and requires long-term commitment. This book highlights several key issues that need to be addressed decisively in the second half of this decade, through policies entailing institutional reform, to trigger broader changes. This books is the result of 10 months of strategic research by a World Bank team at the request of China's State Council Informatization Office and the Advisory Committee for State Informatization. Drawing on background papers by Chinese researchers, the study provides a variety of domestic perspectives and local case studies and combines these perspectives with international experiences on how similar issues may have been addressed in other countries.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Since 1997, China has devoted considerable resources to information and communications technology (ICT) development. China has the world's largest telecommunications market, and its information technology industry has been an engine of economic growth - growing two to three times faster than GDP over the past 10 years. E-government initiatives have achieved significant results, and the private sector has increasingly used ICT for production and service processes, internal management, and online transactions. The approaching 10-year mark provides an excellent opportunity to update the policy to reflect the evolving needs of China's economy. These needs include the challenges posed by industrialization, urbanization, upgraded consumption, and social mobility. Developing a more effective ICT strategy will help China to achieve its economic and social goals. Addressing all the critical factors is complex and requires long-term commitment. This book highlights several key issues that need to be addressed decisively in the second half of this decade, through policies entailing institutional reform, to trigger broader changes. This books is the result of 10 months of strategic research by a World Bank team at the request of China's State Council Informatization Office and the Advisory Committee for State Informatization. Drawing on background papers by Chinese researchers, the study provides a variety of domestic perspectives and local case studies and combines these perspectives with international experiences on how similar issues may have been addressed in other countries.

More books from World Bank

Cover of the book Beyond the Gap by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Land In Transition: Reform And Poverty In Rural Vietnam by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Handbook On Poverty And Inequality by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2017/2018 by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Understanding Policy Change by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Changing The Trajectory : Education And Training For Youth In Democratic Republic Of Congo by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Textbooks And School Library Provision Secondary Education In Sub-Saharan Africa by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Nonfinancial Defined Contribution Pension Schemes in a Changing Pension World by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Delivering Services In Multicultural Societies by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Living through Crises: How the Food, Fuel, and Financial Shocks Affect the Poor by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book The 1.5 Billion People Question by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Globalization, Wages, And The Quality Of Jobs: Five Country Studies by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Global Economic Prospects, June 2017 by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
Cover of the book Environmental Health And Child Survival: Epidemiology, Economics, Experiences by Qiang Christine Zhen-Wei
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy