Enabling Enterprise Transformation: Business And Grassroots Innovation For ...

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Enabling Enterprise Transformation: Business And Grassroots Innovation For The Knowledge EconomyISBN13:9781441978448ISBN10:1441978445Author:Hanna, Nagy K. (Author)Description:Private Enterprises In Advanced Economies Have Been Learning To Use Information And Communication Technology (Ict) To Innovate And Transform Their Processes, Products, Services And Business Models, Significantly Improving Productivity And Competitiveness Moreover, The Ict Industry Itself Has Become A Major Source Of Job Creation And A Contributor To Economic Growth And Business Transformation A Key Question Today Is Whether And How Developing Countries Can Learn To Benefit From The Ict Revolution, And What Roles The Government And Private Sector Can Play Already, A Number Of Developing Countries Have Been Inspired By The Example Of India And China, And Are Now Seeking To Jump On The Outsourcing Bandwagon Nevertheless, With Few Exceptions In The Developing World, Little Attention Has Been Paid By Policymakers And Practitioners To Invest Systematically And Proactively In Ict-Enabled Growth, Poverty Reduction And Grassroots Innovation Most Communities And Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises In Developing Countries, For Example, Face Multiple Constraints To Adopting And Leveraging This General Purpose Technology, And Lack The Capabilities For Maximizing Its Potential In Enabling Enterprise Transformation, Nagy Hanna Draws On His Rich Experience Of Over 35 Years At The World Bank And Other Aid Agencies As A Development Strategist And Ict Policy Expert, The Most Current Research, And Best Practices From Around The World To Provide Practical Tools For Promoting Economic And Social Transformation Through Ict He Assesses Various Initiatives To Develop And Diffuse Ict, Such As Innovation Funds, Incubators, Parks, Public-Private Partnerships, And Comprehensive Promotion Programs He Argues For The Strategic Options Now Open For Developing Countries To Participate In Ict Production, To Deploy Ict To Transform Industries And Services, And To Leverage Ict As A New National Infrastructure For Improving The Business Environment And Enhancing The Competitiveness Of The Whole Economy The Challenge For Leaders In Developing Countries Is To Create Such Social And Institutional Dynamics For Learning About Ict Use And Adaptation At Many Levels Lessons Gained So Far From Programs To Build These Social Learning And Innovation Capabilities At The Institutional And Grassroots Levels Should Be Shared Among Developing Countries, And A Dialogue Among Business Leaders, Policymakers, Development Agencies, Educational Institutions, And The General Citizenry Must Be Advanced Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:SPRINGER NATUREPublication Date:2010-10-26Weight:1.03 lbsDimensions:0.69'' H x 9.21'' L x 6.14'' WNumber of Pages:314Language:English

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