 | Diffusion of Information Technology - Experience of Industrial Countries and Lessons for Developing Countries (WB, 1995, 230 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Foreword |
| | Abstract |
| | Acknowledgements |
| | Executive summary |
| | Introduction |
|  | Information technology and its diffusion |
| | Why information technology? |
| | Determinants of effective diffusion |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Technical information |
| | Human capital |
| | Research and development (R&D) |
| | Availability of finance |
| | Coordination between firms, universities and technology institutions |
| | An analytical framework for information technology diffusion |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Information technology diffusion phases |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Substitution |
| | Enhancement |
| | Transformation |
| | Adoption stages and barriers to information technology diffusion |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The information stage |
| | The analysis stage |
| | The acquisition stage |
| | The utilization stage |
| | Information technology users |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Technological competence |
| | Financial and managerial capability |
| | Attitudes to change |
| | Information technology policy mechanisms in the U.K. |
| | (introduction...) |
| | IT-specific and IT-related policies |
| | Hands-on and hands-off policies |
| | IT generation, IT diffusion and bridging policies |
| | The IT policy matrix in the U.K |
| | Policy support for IT generation in the U.K. |
| | Policy support for IT diffusion in the U.K |
| | Bridging actions in the U.K |
| | National information technology policy portfolios |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Information technology diffusion and the policy portfolio |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Country policy portfolios |
| | Trends in national policy and program portfolios |
| | Government and strategy |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Recent developments in U.K technology policy |
| | The IT futures program |
| | Five year 'Forward looks' |
| | The U.K strategies to identify emerging generic technologies |
| | Information technology diffusion in government |
| | Information technology diffusion programs |
| | Program categories |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Technology capability programs |
| | Diffusion programs |
| | Bridging programs |
| | Interagency programs |
| | International programs |
| | Program combinations |
| | Design rules of-thumb for policymakers |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Technology portfolios |
| | Technology strategy |
| | Choice of technology |
| | Design criteria |
| | Portfolio coherence |
| | Goals |
| | Initial conditions |
| | Scope and duration |
| | Alignment with user needs |
| | Using market signals |
| | Learning from experience |
| | Delivery mechanisms |
| | Stability and continuity |
| | Spatial decentralization |
| | Critical resources |
| | Manpower and skills for program delivery |
| | Leveraging experience |
| | Cost sharing |
| | Management and administration |
| | Simplicity |
| | Financial management |
| | Business-like delivery organization |
| | Monitoring and mentorship |
| | Implications for developing countries |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Barriers to information technology diffusion |
| | Designing national strategies |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Integrated approach to capability development |
| | Access to international know-how |
| | Human, managerial, and organizational development |
| | User orientation |
| | Building government capability in policy and strategy |
| | Tailoring strategies to countries |
| | Implications for designing diffusion programs |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Strategic fit |
| | Evolution and evaluation |
| | Complementarily of physical and intangible investments |
| | Low-cost diffusion |
| | Building institutional bridges and intermediaries |
| | Implications for aid agencies |
| | References |
| | Appendix 1 - Country descriptions |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Canada |
| | Germany |
| | Ireland |
| | Japan |
| | The Netherlands |
| | Sweden |
| | USA |
| | Appendix 2 - Program descriptions |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 5G (Japan) - The Fifth Generation Computer Program |
| | AI commercialization (Netherlands) |
| | AMT Ireland (Ireland) |
| | AMTAP (Ireland) |
| | ASICS program (Netherlands) demonstration program - Microelectronics in products (generally known as the ASICs program) |
| | C*STAR (ireland) C*STAR - An Irish component of the EC star program |
| | CAD bus (Sweden) |
| | CADCAM in engineering (Sweden) - CADCAM systems in engineering firms |
| | CAD center (Ireland) computer-aided design (cad) center, Waterford |
| | FÁS (Ireland) training and employment authority it training courses |
| | Innovation centers (Netherlands) |
| | INSP (Netherlands) the Dutch informatics promotion plan, 1984-88 |
| | IRAP (Canada) the industrial research assistance program |
| | IT4 software (Sweden) |
| | Jämtland project (Sweden) |
| | LGCSB (Ireland) |
| | MAC (Ireland) national microelectronics application center, limerick |
| | MCS/NTAP (Ireland) manufacturing consultancy service/national technology audit program |
| | MI TOE (Netherlands) |
| | Micro systems (Germany) micro systems technology program, 1990-93 |
| | Microperipherics (Germany) |
| | MOT telematics (Netherlands) ministry of transport and public works telematics program |
| | MT in SMES (USA) manufacturing technology in SMES: Federal and state initiatives |
| | MTP (Germany) manufacturing technology programs |
| | NSD (Ireland) |
| | RWC (Japan) real world computing program |
| | SBI (Netherlands) |
| | SBIR (USA) small business innovation research |
| | SIGMA (Japan) software industrialized generator and maintenance aids |
| | Soft center ronneby (Sweden) |
| | Sprint and specific projects (European commission) strategic program for innovation and technology transfer |
| | Techstart (Ireland) techstart and technology management programs |
| | Telematics guide program (Netherlands) |
| | Transfer from federal labs (USA) transferring technology out of federal laboratories |
| | VI/NUTEK framework |
| | Distributors of world bank publications |
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