Readiness for the networked world: a guide for developing countries

Readiness for the networked world: a guide for developing countries

Published Jan 2000

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Are developing countries ready for e-commerce and ICTs?

Looks at the readiness of developing countries to participate in the "networked economy": electronic commerce and related applications of information and communication technologies (ICTs)

The guide describes the determinants of a community’s Readiness for the Networked World, and a diagnostic tool that systematically examines those factors to assess a community’s Readiness. The guide explains how each factor influences the adoption and use of information and communication technologies, and the assessment offers indicators to suggest the community’s actual state of Readiness.

Much of the focus of the Guide is on development issues that have been discussed for years - education, reform, trade policy, infrastructure - but now policy makers in developing nations have a real desire to become a part of the Networked World, and recognize that they need to move on Internet Time.

Includes an interactive self-assessment tool

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