The role played by ICTs in supporting economic development is vital. In addition to supporting productivity and innovation across sectors ICTs are also critical enablers of trade development itself as they help correct improve and make more relevant the very processes with which trade is conducted.
This book evaluates the impacts of ICT in economic development and provides a systematic overview of the major developments and trends in ICT sector. It assesses the role of the state and of government policy especially with regard to the opportunities for shaping the future of this sector. It also explores the processes of the restructuring of work and employment in the wake of the IT revolution.
This book will be of interest to those studying economics and development studies international and development communication and new media and communications technology and those already at work in these fields.
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