Author : United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Subcommittee on Technology and National Security
Publisher :
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 28,44 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author : Vivien Foster
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 30,31 MB
Release : 2011-06-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0821384546
Africa's ICT Infrastructure reviews how the investment in the sector has been financed and how the structure of the market has changed since the liberalization process started. It looks at the role of both private and public institutions as sources of financing for the sector and charts the emergence of investors from developing countries in leading the expansion of the sector across the region. --
Author : Ms.Thornton Matheson
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 24,34 MB
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1484329279
Developing countries apply numerous sector-specific taxes to telecommunications, whose buoyant revenues and formal enterprises provide a convenient “tax handle”. This paper explores whether there is an economic rationale for sector-specific taxes on telecommunications and, if so, what form they should take to balance the competing goals of promoting connectivity and mobilizing revenues. A survey of the literature finds that limited telecoms competition likely creates rents that could efficiently be taxed. We propose a “pecking order” of sector-specific taxes that could be levied in addition to standard income and value-added taxes, based on capturing rents and minimizing distortions. Taxes that target possible economic rents or profits are preferable, but their administrative challenges may necessitate reliance on service excises at the cost of higher consumer prices and lower connectivity. Taxes on capital inputs and consumer access, which distort production and restrict network access, should be avoided; so should tax incentives, which are not needed to attract foreign capital to tap a local market.
Author : Sumit Roy
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,80 MB
Release : 2005-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780761933458
The force driving globalisation in the 21st century is undoubtedly Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Enabling instant communication over vast distances and in real time, ICT has far-reaching implications for transnational relationships. However, the core relationship between globalisation and ICT, a major area of inquiry, has hitherto been somewhat neglected and inadequately studied. Focusing on this important relationship, this book emphasises that increasingly non-state institutions, as opposed to the state, are transforming economies. The author also highlights the critical n.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 25,66 MB
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 030918083X
The modern telecommunications infrastructureâ€"made possible by research performed over the last several decadesâ€"is an essential element of the U.S. economy. The U.S. position as a leader in telecommunications technology, however, is at risk because of the recent decline in domestic support of long-term, fundamental telecommunications research. To help understand this challenge, the National Science Foundation asked the NRC to assess the state of telecommunications research in the United States and recommend ways to halt the research decline. This report provides an examination of telecommunications research support levels, focus, and time horizon in industry, an assessment of university telecommunications research, and the implications of these findings on the health of the sector. Finally, it presents recommendations for enhancing U.S. telecommunications' research efforts.
Author :
Publisher : Soffer Publishing
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 41,49 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 4712840242
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 37,11 MB
Release : 2006-06-29
Category :
ISBN : 9264023992
This long-term examination of future infrastructure needs examines what will be required, how it will be financed, and how such factors as climate change, globalisation, and urbanisation will affect these needs.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 45,4 MB
Release : 1995-04-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 030905091X
Advancement of telecommunications and information infrastructure occurs largely through private investment. The government affects the rate and direction of this progress through regulation and public investment. This book presents a range of positions and perspectives on those two classes of policy mechanism, providing a succinct analysis followed by papers prepared by experts in telecommunications policy and applications.
Author : Paul Dowland
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 20,65 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Computer security
ISBN : 1841022950
Author : Christopher G. Reddick
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 42,67 MB
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 144196536X
Comparative E-Government examines the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on governments throughout the world. It focuses on the adoption of e-government both by comparing different countries, and by focusing on individual countries and the success and challenges that they have faced. With 32 chapters from leading e-government scholars and practitioners from around the world, there is representation of developing and developed countries and their different stages of e-government adoption. Part I compares the adoption of e-government in two or more countries. The purpose of these chapters is to discern the development of e-government by comparing different counties and their individual experiences. Part II provides a more in-depth focus on case studies of e-government adoption in select countries. Part III, the last part of the book, examines emerging innovations and technologies in the adoption of e-government in different countries. Some of the emerging technologies are the new social media movement, the development of e-participation, interoperability, and geographic information systems (GIS).
