Difference between revisions of "The increasing effect of the development of technology on the global economy"
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The development of technology has two main consequences: new technologies are being developed and highly technological products become cheaper to produce. The development of technology therefore has an increasing effect on the global economy because of efficiency and effectivity gains and of wider use of technology. It is to be expected that the developing economies will benefit the most of the decreasing cost of technology. | |||
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Revision as of 16:52, 18 October 2005
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Initialised by Peter Groen (EMBA05).
Description:
The development of technology has two main consequences: new technologies are being developed and highly technological products become cheaper to produce. The development of technology therefore has an increasing effect on the global economy because of efficiency and effectivity gains and of wider use of technology. It is to be expected that the developing economies will benefit the most of the decreasing cost of technology.
Enablers:
E-commerce in developing countries
Reduce IT-infrastructure cost
Competitiveness through innovation in the technology industry
Cost of Computer Resources
Low cost of Internet Connections
Inhibitors:
TBD
Paradigms:
TBD
Experts:
TBD
Timing:
TBD
Web Resources:
The Global Digital Opportunity Initiative:http://www.opt-init.org/framework/pages/contents.html