Global Opportunity in IT-Based Services : Assessing and Enhancing Country Competitiveness.
by
Sudan, Randeep.
Title
:
Global Opportunity in IT-Based Services : Assessing and Enhancing Country Competitiveness.
Author
:
Sudan, Randeep.
ISBN
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9780821381939
Personal Author
:
Sudan, Randeep.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (80 pages)
Contents
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Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Trends and Opportunities for Developing Countries -- IT-Based Services: Global Outlook -- Country Competitiveness in the Global Market of IT-Based Services -- Policy Options to Enhance Competitiveness -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: The Location Readiness Index as a Diagnostic Tool -- Dimensions of the LRI: What Is Needed to Be Competitive? -- The LRI Model -- Applying the LRI Model to the United States, India, Indonesia, and Kenya -- Appendix B: Application of the Location Readiness Index to Indonesia and Kenya -- Talent Pool -- Cost -- Infrastructure -- Business and Living Environment -- Risk -- Market Maturity -- Using the LRI to Improve the IT/ITES Landscape in Kenya and Indonesia -- Impact on the Economy -- Notes -- References and Other Resources -- Index -- Back cover.
Abstract
:
This book aims to help policy makers take advantage of the opportunities presented by the global IT services and IT-enabled services (ITES) industry. It analyzes factors crucial to a country's competitiveness-including skills, cost, infrastructure, business environment; and presents a Location Readiness Index (LRI) as a diagnostic tool for developing countries. It also discusses policy options for enabling growth in IT/ITES industries.
Local Note
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term
:
Commercial policy.
Competition -- Developing countries.
Electronic books. -- local.
Service industries -- Technological innovations -- Developing countries.
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.
Genre
:
Electronic books.
Added Author
:
Ayers, Seth.
Dongier, Philippe.
Kunigami, Arturo Muente.
World Bank,.
Electronic Access
:
Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 1219176-1001 | HC59.72 .T4 -- G56 2010 EB | Ebrary E-Books |