Information Technology, Innovation System and Trade Regime in Developing Countries

Drawing from the detailed case studies of India and five ASEAN countries, this volume establishes the complementary role of innovation system and trade regime in promoting production and use of ICT and draws lessons for other developing countries that adopted a liberal trade regime to catch up with the ICT revolution.

K.J. JOSEPH is Fellow at the Centre for Development Studies, India. He has been Visiting Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Visiting Senior Fellow at RIS, New Delhi and a consultant to UNESCAP. He is the author of Industry under Economic Liberalization: The Case of Indian Electronics and more than 60 research articles in journals and edited volumes.

List of Tables List of Figures List of Boxes Foreword Preface List of Acronyms and Technical Terms Introduction India: An IT Powerhouse of the South Thailand: From Investment led Growth to Innovation led Growth Cambodia: Between Pentium and Penicillin Lao PDR: Hastening Slowly? Myanmar: Sowing but not Harvesting? Vietnam: Another Tiger in the Making? ICT and the Developing Countries: Towards a Way Forward Appendix: ITA: Addressing Digital Divide through Trade Liberalization Notes Bibliography Index