Table of Contents
Foreword xv
Preface xvi
Acknowledgment xxii
Towards Sustainable and Permanent Economic Growth
The Evolution of ICT, Economic Development, and the Digitally-Divided Society Sadayoshi Takaya 1
Information Technology and Economic Development in Developing Countries Muhammed Karatas Selahattin Bekmez 14
IT Promotion Policies for Economic Development: The Case of Malaysia Rika Nakagawa 31
Information and Communication Technology and Economic Development in Malaysia Mohamed Aslam 46
Macroeconomic Announcements, Asymmetric Volatility, and IT: Evidence from JGB Futures Takeo Minaki Ichihiro Uchida Hiroshi Kamae 59
The Macroeconomic Benefits of Intelligent Enterprise Thomas F. Siems 71
Domestic and Global Markets in the IT Age
International Reserves Accumulation: Some Lessons from Asia Michael Gapen Michael Papaioannou 88
IT and Thai Stock Market Development Chollada Luangpituka 105
Key Drivers of Internet Banking Adoption: The Case of Spanish Internet Users Carlos Lassala Navarre Carla Ruiz Mafe Silvia Sanz Blas 123
E-Commerce Contribution to Economic Growth: TheCase of Thailand Ing-wei Huang Songsak Vanichviroon 140
IT and Software Industry in Vietnam Yuko Iwasaki 155
Innovative Engineering in IT
The Influence of New Information and Communication Technologies on Transaction Costs of Micro-, Small- and, Medium-Sized Enterprises Utz Dornberger Luis E. Bernal Vera Alejandro Sosa Norena 165
Information Technology Industry Development and the Knowledge Economy: A Four Country Study Phillip Ein Dor Michael Myers K.S. Raman 174
Information Technology and Environment Zhao Meng Zheng Fahong Lu Lei 201
Socioeconomic Development in the IT Age
International Institute for Knowledge Management Jayanth Paraki 214
Application of Computer Technology in Mechanical Industry of China Jian-Xiong Liu Zheng-Ming Xiao Cha-Biao You Yu-Fei Wu 226
A Study of the Relationships between Economic Climates, National Culture, and E-Goverment Readiness: A Global Perspective Princely Ifinedo 234
Society and World Wide Web in Developing Countries: The Case of Turkey Mustafa Zihni Tunca Isa Ipcioglu 248
E-Learning Implementation and Its Diverse Effects Biju Issac Jasmine Mering Raymond Chiong Seibu Mary Jacob Patrick Then 260
The Significance of the Existence of Women's Colleges and Their Entry into Science-Related Fields Akiko Nishio 278
Potential Challenges and Benefits of Information Technology and Economic Development in Sri Lanka Kennedy D. Gunawardana 291
Socio Economic Influence on Information Technology: The Case of California Rasool Azari James Pick 314
Strategies for Cultural Economic Development in Kamakura: Managing Digital Contents and Cultural Assets Sachiko Kishino Frederic Andres 331
Compilation of References 342
About the Contributors 368
Index 376
