Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables vii
4. List of Figures x
5. Acknowledgements xii
6. Contributors xiii
7. 1. The Challenges of Information Technology: Introduction 1
8. 2. Information Technology in Southeast Asia: Engine of Growth or Digital Divide? 22
9. 3. ICT Industry Development and Diffusion in Southeast Asia 48
10. 4. Social and Political Impacts of ICT: How Will They Affect ASEAN’s Agenda? 68
11. 5. Human Capital and IT in Innovation and Growth in ASEAN 83
12. 6. E-Commerce in Southeast Asia: A Review of Developments, Challenges, and Issues 111
13. 7. Singapore as a Regional Information Technology Hub 147
14. 8. Multimedia Super Corridor: Introducing a New Economy in Malaysia 177
15. 9. ICT in Thailand: Initial Steps towards the New Economy 195
16. 10. Assessing Global E-Commerce Policies: A Perspective from Thailand 216
17. 11. Leapfrogging into the ICT Revolution: The Case of Vietnam and the Transitional Economies 239
18. 12 Knowledge-Based Economy and Information Technology: The Taiwan Experience 269
19. 13. Bangalore: IT Cluster in India 295
20. Index 321