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  • INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGIES POLICIES ANDPRACTICES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGIES POLICIES ANDPRACTICES; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY POLICIES ANDPRACTICES; 1. INTRODUCTION TO THIS VOLUME ON ICT; 2. ICT POLICY DEVELOPMENT; 3. CONTRIBUTIONS OF ICT INDUSTRY; 4. PERFORMANCE IN ICT SECTOR; 5. E-GOVERNMENT; 6. GLOBALIZTION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; AN ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY OF IT INVIETNAM; ABSTRACT; 1. BACKGROUND TO THE VIETNAMESE ECONOMY; 2. GOVERNMENT POLICY TOWARDS IT INDUSTRY; 2.1. Software Industry Policy.
  • HARNESSING ICTS FOR THE COMPETITIVENESS OFSMES IN NEPAL: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGESABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SMES BY DEFINITION; 3. AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; 3.1. Reinforcing Dynamics; 3.2. System Dynamics View of Firm Response to Competitive Pressures; 3.3. Value Chain Framework; 3.4. Bass Diffusion Model; 3.5. Innovation Adoption Curve; 4. ADVANCES IN ICT ADOPTION; 5. NEPALESE PERSPECTIVE OF ICT-ENABLED SMES; 5.1. Government Initiatives; 5.2. Private Sector Initiatives; 5.3. Possible Areas of ICT-Enabled SMEs in Nepal; 5.4. Developing the ICT Workforce; 6. OPPORTUNITIES OF ICT ADOPTION.
  • 7. CHALLENGES IN ICT ADOPTION8. STRATEGIES AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR ICT-ENABLED SMESIN NEPAL; 8.1. International Level; 8.2. National Level; 8.3. Business Enterprises Level; 9. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; CONCLUSION; ANNEX 1.; ANNEX 2. CAN-INFOTECH AT A GLANCE; REFERENCES; THE EFFECT OF MAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONINDICATORS ON INFLOW OF FOREIGN DIRECTINVESTMENT; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. LITERATURE REVIEW AND HYPOTHESIS; 3. METHODOLOGY; 4. DATA; 5. EMPIRICAL RESULTS; CONCLUSION; FUTURE RESEARCH; REFERENCES.
  • EFFECTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON COST, QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN PROVISION OF PUBLICSERVICESABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. USE OF ICT IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; 2.1. e-Government; 2.2. Role of ICT in Controlling Cost, Quality and Efficiency; 3. PUBLIC SERVICES PROVISION IN KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ; 3.1. The Current Status; 3.2. Trends in Privatization of Public Services; 3.3. Efficiency and Quality; 3.4. The Role of the Private Sector; 3.5. The Role of Competition; 3.6. The Role of Regulation; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ANALYSIS OF PRODUCITVITY IN KOREAN ICTMANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; ABSTRACT.