IBM商业白皮书-信息时代，发达国家如何保持其国家竞争力——信息与传媒技术(ICT)助力国家经济发展.pdf

IBM Global Business Services IBM Institute for Business Value Government How the most advanced nations can remain competitive in the Information Age Leveraging information and communications technologies for national economic development IBM Institute for Business Value IBM Global Business Services, through the IBM Institute for Business Value, develops fact-based strategic insights for senior business executives around critical industry-specific and cross-industry issues. This executive brief is based on an in-depth study by the Institute’s research team. It is part of an ongoing commitment by IBM Global Business Services to provide analysis and viewpoints that help companies realize business value. You may contact the authors or send an e-mail to iibv@ for more information. E-readiness We are grateful to the Economist Intelligence Unit for allowing us to use data presented in their E-readiness Rankings series of studies (published between 2001 and 2006) in our analysis of trends. The findings and views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the Economist Intelligence Unit. Neither the Economist Intelligence Unit, nor its affiliates, can accept any responsibility or liability for reliance by any person on this information. How the most advanced nations can remain competitive in the Information Age Leveraging information and communications technologies for national economic development By James W. Cortada, Ashish M. Gupta and Marc Le Noir Globally, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) continues to rise sharply. The overview of this series, “How nations thrive in the Information Age,” describes research