Digital review of Asia Pacific 2007-2008: reports on 31 economies and 2 sub-regional associations
New Dehli:
Sage India; Orbicom; International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
(2008), xv, 373 pp., abbrev. p.xiv-xv, illustr., tables, index
ISBN 978-1-52550-377-5 (IDRC); 978-0-7619-3674-9 (pbk); 978-81-7829-840-5 (pbk India)
Contents
ISSUES FOR THE REGION
ICT4D in Asia Pacific: an overview of emerging issues / Danny Butt, Rajesh Sreenivasan and Abhishek Singh, 3
Mobile and wireless technologies for development in Asia Pacific / Tan Geok Leng and Suranart Tanvejsilp, 19
The role of ICTs in risk communication in Asia Pacific / Krishnamurthy Sriramesh, Chanuka Wattegama and Frederick John Abo, 29
Localization in Asia Pacific / Sarmad Hussain and Ram Mohan, 43
Key policy issues in intellectual property and technology in Asia Pacific / Elizabeth V. Cardoza and Lawrence Liang, 59
State and evolution of ICTs / A tale of two Asias / George Sciadas, 73
REVIEW OF INDIVIDUAL ECONOMIES
Afghanistan / Muhammad Aimal Marjan, 89
Australia / Lelia Green and Axel Bruns, 92
Bangladesh / Ananya Raihan and Shah M. Ahsan Habib, 102
Bhutan / Sangay Wangchuk and Gopi Pradhan, 109
Brunei Darussalam / Yong Chee Tuan and Hj Abd Rahim Derus, 117
Cambodia / Brian Unger and Naomi Robinson, 122
China / Zhang Guoliang, Zhang Xinhua and Deng Jianguo, 131
Hong Kong / Geoff Long, John Fung and Charles Mok, 142
India / Frederick Noronha and Sajan Venniyoor, 150
Indonesia / Donny B.U. and Rapin Mudiardjo, 161
Iran / Masoud Davarinejad and Massood Saffari, 172
Japan / Keisuke Kamimura and Adam Peake, 180
Lao PDR / Phonpasit Phissamay, 188
Malaysia / Musa Abu Hassan and Mohd Safar Hasim, 196
Maldives / Malika Ibrahim and Ilyas Ahmed, 204
Mongolia / Lkhagvasuren Ariunaa and Batpurev Batchuluun, 211
Macau / Geoff Long, 217
Myanmar / Thein Oo and Myint Myint Than, 223
Nepal / Sushil Pandey and Basanta Shrestha, 230
New Zealand / Andy Williamson, 236
North Korea / Kyungmin Ko, Seungkwon Jang and Heejin Lee, 244
Pacific Island Countries / Esther Batiri Williams, 251
Pakistan / Jamshed Masood and Salman Malik, 263
Philippines / Lorraine Carlos Salazar, Shelah Lardizabal-Vallarino and Zorayda Ruth Andam, 268
Singapore / Goh Seow Hiong, 278
South Korea / Jong Sung Hwang and Jihyun Jun, 289
Sri Lanka / Nalaka Gunawardene, 296
Taiwan / Yu-li Liu and Eunice Hsiao-hui Wang, 304
Thailand / Thaweesak Koanantakool and Kalaya Udomvitid, 313
Timor-Leste / João Câncio Freitas, 321
Vietnam / Tran Ngoc Ca and Tran Ba Thai, 325
REVIEW OF SUB-REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Southeast Asian Nations / Lorraine Carlos Salazar and Shelah Lardizabal-Vallarino, 335
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation / Atanu Garai and Kapil Chawla, 345
ICT4D in Asia Pacific: an overview of emerging issues / Danny Butt, Rajesh Sreenivasan and Abhishek Singh, 3
Mobile and wireless technologies for development in Asia Pacific / Tan Geok Leng and Suranart Tanvejsilp, 19
The role of ICTs in risk communication in Asia Pacific / Krishnamurthy Sriramesh, Chanuka Wattegama and Frederick John Abo, 29
Localization in Asia Pacific / Sarmad Hussain and Ram Mohan, 43
Key policy issues in intellectual property and technology in Asia Pacific / Elizabeth V. Cardoza and Lawrence Liang, 59
State and evolution of ICTs / A tale of two Asias / George Sciadas, 73
REVIEW OF INDIVIDUAL ECONOMIES
Afghanistan / Muhammad Aimal Marjan, 89
Australia / Lelia Green and Axel Bruns, 92
Bangladesh / Ananya Raihan and Shah M. Ahsan Habib, 102
Bhutan / Sangay Wangchuk and Gopi Pradhan, 109
Brunei Darussalam / Yong Chee Tuan and Hj Abd Rahim Derus, 117
Cambodia / Brian Unger and Naomi Robinson, 122
China / Zhang Guoliang, Zhang Xinhua and Deng Jianguo, 131
Hong Kong / Geoff Long, John Fung and Charles Mok, 142
India / Frederick Noronha and Sajan Venniyoor, 150
Indonesia / Donny B.U. and Rapin Mudiardjo, 161
Iran / Masoud Davarinejad and Massood Saffari, 172
Japan / Keisuke Kamimura and Adam Peake, 180
Lao PDR / Phonpasit Phissamay, 188
Malaysia / Musa Abu Hassan and Mohd Safar Hasim, 196
Maldives / Malika Ibrahim and Ilyas Ahmed, 204
Mongolia / Lkhagvasuren Ariunaa and Batpurev Batchuluun, 211
Macau / Geoff Long, 217
Myanmar / Thein Oo and Myint Myint Than, 223
Nepal / Sushil Pandey and Basanta Shrestha, 230
New Zealand / Andy Williamson, 236
North Korea / Kyungmin Ko, Seungkwon Jang and Heejin Lee, 244
Pacific Island Countries / Esther Batiri Williams, 251
Pakistan / Jamshed Masood and Salman Malik, 263
Philippines / Lorraine Carlos Salazar, Shelah Lardizabal-Vallarino and Zorayda Ruth Andam, 268
Singapore / Goh Seow Hiong, 278
South Korea / Jong Sung Hwang and Jihyun Jun, 289
Sri Lanka / Nalaka Gunawardene, 296
Taiwan / Yu-li Liu and Eunice Hsiao-hui Wang, 304
Thailand / Thaweesak Koanantakool and Kalaya Udomvitid, 313
Timor-Leste / João Câncio Freitas, 321
Vietnam / Tran Ngoc Ca and Tran Ba Thai, 325
REVIEW OF SUB-REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Southeast Asian Nations / Lorraine Carlos Salazar and Shelah Lardizabal-Vallarino, 335
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation / Atanu Garai and Kapil Chawla, 345
