The privatization and liberalization of telecommunications services have been debated and pursued... more The privatization and liberalization of telecommunications services have been debated and pursued with varying speed and success by countries throughout the world. In Turkey, efforts to privatize Tu¨ rk Telekom and liberalize the telecommunications regime have not yet been successful. At the same time, the Internet has experienced dramatic growth. While the experience of Turkey illustrates that formal liberalization of basic telecommunications services is not a necessary condition for the growth of a dynamic Internet services ...
Proceedings of the 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2008), 2008
The use of information technology in microenterprises has been shown to bring about improvements ... more The use of information technology in microenterprises has been shown to bring about improvements in accessing new markets, in achieving administrative efficiencies, increased productivity and competitiveness. To benefit from IT, micro-enterprises require specialized intervention and support. At the same time these micro-enterprises require skill sets that can translate their unique needs to IT solutions. This paper provides an IT Therapy approach to addressing micro-enterprise needs through IT.
With his proclamation in 1998 that "IT is India's tomorrow", Prime Minister Vajpaye... more With his proclamation in 1998 that "IT is India's tomorrow", Prime Minister Vajpayee captured a vision of a 21 st century India substantially different from that of the previous century, with its high levels of poverty, bloated bureaucracies, and protectionist policies. He envisioned the new India as a major IT power, fully integrated with the global economy, bringing about substantial
Information Technologies and International Development
With our colleagues in the Mosaic group, we have done several studies of the state of the Interne... more With our colleagues in the Mosaic group, we have done several studies of the state of the Internet in India and in China beginning in 1998. These studies were conducted using a six-dimension framework we have developed for characterizing the state of the Internet in a nation. In 1999, we published a comparison of the state of the Internet in China and India. At that time we found that China had a clear lead in each of our six dimensions. This paper updates the comparison. We compare China and India on our six dimensions and find that China continues to have a substantial lead. We also see that India has made significant strides since our 1999 comparison. After examining the six dimensions, we turn to determinants of the values of those dimensions. What has led to China's lead and the progress that both nations have made recently? We conclude that the following factors were important in shaping China's lead over India. (1)A lthough Indian universities undertook Internet exper...
The global diffusion of the Internet is of interest to infrastructure planners and policy makers.... more The global diffusion of the Internet is of interest to infrastructure planners and policy makers. Telecommunication infrastructure planning is implicit social planning. Policy makers may see the Internet as an opportunity, a threat, or both, but none can ignore it, infrastructure and society are inextricably interdependent. While this is the case for all nations, the hypothesis that a relatively small networking investment may have a significant impact in developing nations is particularly motivating. While support for policy makers is the primary motivation, one must also confess to a degree of unabashed curiosity in tracking the spread of the Internet around the world. The article focuses on each nation as a unit of analysis and characterize the state of the Internet along six dimensions, which are mentioned in the article.
Abstract This paper presents a comprehensive,framework,for describing the diffusion of the Intern... more Abstract This paper presents a comprehensive,framework,for describing the diffusion of the Internet in a country. It incorporates insights gained from in-depth studies of about 25 countries undertaken,since 1997. The framework,characterizes diffusion using six dimensions, defining them in detail, and examines how the six dimensions relate to underlying bodies of theory from the national systems,of innovation and diffusion of innovations,approaches. It addresses how,to apply,the framework,in
Purpose – Information and communication technologies (ICTs) open new opportunities for micro-ente... more Purpose – Information and communication technologies (ICTs) open new opportunities for micro-enterprises to improve their businesses. However, challenges to using ICTs impede these businesses from growing into drivers for development. This paper seeks to investigate the adoption of ICTs in 11 micro-enterprises in an underserved community of Omaha, Nebraska. Design/methodology/approach – Following an action research study, this research provides insight into the key challenges and opportunities facing micro-enterprises in their use of ICTs to create value for their businesses. Findings – The process of “IT therapy” provides individualized technology-related assistance, with an emphasis on relationship-building, customized training, context sensitivity, and solutions that target strongly-perceived needs of the businesses studied. Originality/value – The paper's contribution is in the methodology for facilitating the adoption of ICTs in micro-enterprises.
2007 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'07), 2007
ABSTRACT Information Technology for Development (ITD) is the application and development of Infor... more ABSTRACT Information Technology for Development (ITD) is the application and development of Information Technology infrastructures to bring about economic, social and human development in emerging and developed economies. Contributions of research in ITD over twenty years have been to the management of economies through the implementation of IT infrastructures to stimulate national development. Examples of such research include the use of indicators such as gross domestic product and human development indices to assess the effect of IT technologies and infrastructures on national development. Such research provides insight for policy makers seeking to increase business investment in their regions. It also provides guidelines for businesses seeking to implement and use IT infrastructures to support their sourcing strategies.
Proceedings of the 1995 ACM/IEEE conference on Supercomputing (CDROM) - Supercomputing '95, 1995
Studies, is a multidisciplinary community dedicated to research and training in the field of inte... more Studies, is a multidisciplinary community dedicated to research and training in the field of international security. The Center brings together scholars, policymakers, scientists, area specialists, members of the business community, and other experts to examine a wide range of international security issues. CISAC publishes its own series of working papers and reports on its work and also sponsors a series, Studies in International Security and Arms Control,
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 2013
... Competitive Advantage in Micro-Enterprises through Information Technology Interventions (page... more ... Competitive Advantage in Micro-Enterprises through Information Technology Interventions (pages 117-142). Mehruz Kamal (The College at ... Sébastien Fournier (Aix-Marseilles University, France), Fred Freitas (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil), Shereen Albitar (Aix ...
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, 2011
How can Information Technology be Adopted by Micro-Enterprises (9781609604721): Mehruz Kamal, Saj... more How can Information Technology be Adopted by Micro-Enterprises (9781609604721): Mehruz Kamal, Sajda Qureshi, Peter Wolcott: Book Chapters.
The privatization and liberalization of telecommunications services have been debated and pursued... more The privatization and liberalization of telecommunications services have been debated and pursued with varying speed and success by countries throughout the world. In Turkey, efforts to privatize Tu¨ rk Telekom and liberalize the telecommunications regime have not yet been successful. At the same time, the Internet has experienced dramatic growth. While the experience of Turkey illustrates that formal liberalization of basic telecommunications services is not a necessary condition for the growth of a dynamic Internet services ...
Proceedings of the 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2008), 2008
The use of information technology in microenterprises has been shown to bring about improvements ... more The use of information technology in microenterprises has been shown to bring about improvements in accessing new markets, in achieving administrative efficiencies, increased productivity and competitiveness. To benefit from IT, micro-enterprises require specialized intervention and support. At the same time these micro-enterprises require skill sets that can translate their unique needs to IT solutions. This paper provides an IT Therapy approach to addressing micro-enterprise needs through IT.
With his proclamation in 1998 that "IT is India's tomorrow", Prime Minister Vajpaye... more With his proclamation in 1998 that "IT is India's tomorrow", Prime Minister Vajpayee captured a vision of a 21 st century India substantially different from that of the previous century, with its high levels of poverty, bloated bureaucracies, and protectionist policies. He envisioned the new India as a major IT power, fully integrated with the global economy, bringing about substantial
Information Technologies and International Development
With our colleagues in the Mosaic group, we have done several studies of the state of the Interne... more With our colleagues in the Mosaic group, we have done several studies of the state of the Internet in India and in China beginning in 1998. These studies were conducted using a six-dimension framework we have developed for characterizing the state of the Internet in a nation. In 1999, we published a comparison of the state of the Internet in China and India. At that time we found that China had a clear lead in each of our six dimensions. This paper updates the comparison. We compare China and India on our six dimensions and find that China continues to have a substantial lead. We also see that India has made significant strides since our 1999 comparison. After examining the six dimensions, we turn to determinants of the values of those dimensions. What has led to China's lead and the progress that both nations have made recently? We conclude that the following factors were important in shaping China's lead over India. (1)A lthough Indian universities undertook Internet exper...
The global diffusion of the Internet is of interest to infrastructure planners and policy makers.... more The global diffusion of the Internet is of interest to infrastructure planners and policy makers. Telecommunication infrastructure planning is implicit social planning. Policy makers may see the Internet as an opportunity, a threat, or both, but none can ignore it, infrastructure and society are inextricably interdependent. While this is the case for all nations, the hypothesis that a relatively small networking investment may have a significant impact in developing nations is particularly motivating. While support for policy makers is the primary motivation, one must also confess to a degree of unabashed curiosity in tracking the spread of the Internet around the world. The article focuses on each nation as a unit of analysis and characterize the state of the Internet along six dimensions, which are mentioned in the article.
Abstract This paper presents a comprehensive,framework,for describing the diffusion of the Intern... more Abstract This paper presents a comprehensive,framework,for describing the diffusion of the Internet in a country. It incorporates insights gained from in-depth studies of about 25 countries undertaken,since 1997. The framework,characterizes diffusion using six dimensions, defining them in detail, and examines how the six dimensions relate to underlying bodies of theory from the national systems,of innovation and diffusion of innovations,approaches. It addresses how,to apply,the framework,in
Purpose – Information and communication technologies (ICTs) open new opportunities for micro-ente... more Purpose – Information and communication technologies (ICTs) open new opportunities for micro-enterprises to improve their businesses. However, challenges to using ICTs impede these businesses from growing into drivers for development. This paper seeks to investigate the adoption of ICTs in 11 micro-enterprises in an underserved community of Omaha, Nebraska. Design/methodology/approach – Following an action research study, this research provides insight into the key challenges and opportunities facing micro-enterprises in their use of ICTs to create value for their businesses. Findings – The process of “IT therapy” provides individualized technology-related assistance, with an emphasis on relationship-building, customized training, context sensitivity, and solutions that target strongly-perceived needs of the businesses studied. Originality/value – The paper's contribution is in the methodology for facilitating the adoption of ICTs in micro-enterprises.
2007 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'07), 2007
ABSTRACT Information Technology for Development (ITD) is the application and development of Infor... more ABSTRACT Information Technology for Development (ITD) is the application and development of Information Technology infrastructures to bring about economic, social and human development in emerging and developed economies. Contributions of research in ITD over twenty years have been to the management of economies through the implementation of IT infrastructures to stimulate national development. Examples of such research include the use of indicators such as gross domestic product and human development indices to assess the effect of IT technologies and infrastructures on national development. Such research provides insight for policy makers seeking to increase business investment in their regions. It also provides guidelines for businesses seeking to implement and use IT infrastructures to support their sourcing strategies.
Proceedings of the 1995 ACM/IEEE conference on Supercomputing (CDROM) - Supercomputing '95, 1995
Studies, is a multidisciplinary community dedicated to research and training in the field of inte... more Studies, is a multidisciplinary community dedicated to research and training in the field of international security. The Center brings together scholars, policymakers, scientists, area specialists, members of the business community, and other experts to examine a wide range of international security issues. CISAC publishes its own series of working papers and reports on its work and also sponsors a series, Studies in International Security and Arms Control,
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 2013
... Competitive Advantage in Micro-Enterprises through Information Technology Interventions (page... more ... Competitive Advantage in Micro-Enterprises through Information Technology Interventions (pages 117-142). Mehruz Kamal (The College at ... Sébastien Fournier (Aix-Marseilles University, France), Fred Freitas (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil), Shereen Albitar (Aix ...
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, 2011
How can Information Technology be Adopted by Micro-Enterprises (9781609604721): Mehruz Kamal, Saj... more How can Information Technology be Adopted by Micro-Enterprises (9781609604721): Mehruz Kamal, Sajda Qureshi, Peter Wolcott: Book Chapters.
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