ICT Diffusion in Developing Countries | Towards a New Concept of Technological Takeoff

Ewa Lechman

ISBN 10: 3319368761 / ISBN 13: 9783319368764

Published by Springer, 2016

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ICT Diffusion in Developing Countries | Towards a New Concept of Technological Takeoff | Ewa Lechman | Taschenbuch | xi | Englisch | 2016 | Springer | EAN 9783319368764 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: ICT Diffusion in Developing Countries | Towards a New Concept of Technological Takeoff
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319368761
• ISBN 13: 9783319368764
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 18D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 487 grams
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Synopsis

This book provides an extensive overview of the diffusion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in developing countries between 2000 and 2012. It covers issues such as country-specific ICT diffusion patterns, technological substitution and technological convergence. By identifying social, economic and institutional prerequisites and analyzing critical country-specific conditions, the author develops a new approach to explaining the emergence of their technological takeoff. Readers will discover how developing countries are now adopting ICTs, rapidly catching up with the developed world in terms of ICT access and use.

About the Author

Ewa Lechman is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdansk University of Technology. Her extensive research interests concentrate on economic development, ICT, and its role in reshaping social and economic systems and various aspects of poverty and economics in developing countries. She coordinates and participates in international research and educational projects and also works as an independent expert assisting with innovation assignments, including the evaluation of small and medium enterprise proposals, EU-financed programmes, and policy design regarding innovativeness, digitalization, education and social exclusion. She was the 2013 winner of an Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence and is a member of the editorial boards of international journals on technology diffusion, the digital economy and economic development.