scholarly journals Russia as a Part of the Global IT Market: is There a Chance for a Breakthrough?

2021 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 05006
Author(s):  
Alexander Demidenko ◽  
Alexander Demidenko ◽  
Igor Demidenko
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
The State ◽  
Global Information ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Technical Base ◽  
Technology Market ◽  
Catch Up

The global information technology market is growing every year. Russia has great resource potential and a developed material and technical base to become one of the leaders in this area. Now Russia occupies a very modest place in the global IT industry. The situation is gradually changing. The Russian digital industry is growing much faster than the economy as a whole. However, in order to catch up with the leading countries, the IT sector must develop even faster. In recent years, the state has begun to play a decisive role in the economy therefore, the state has been tasked with bringing the Russian digital economy into the ranks of world leaders. This requires significant transformations and changes in the state model for creating a digital economy.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of the Determinants of Total Factor Productivity Growth in Indian Information Technology Industry: An Application of DEA-based Malmquist Index

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Prosenjit Das
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Random Effects ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Returns To Scale ◽  
The Other ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
It Industry ◽  
The Us ◽  
Catch Up

Aim: India has emerged as one of the most favoured destinations in the global Information Technology (IT) outsourcing market. On the other hand, the IT industry has been playing an instrumental role in transforming India’s image from a low income-backward nation to a knowledge-based economy.  Furthermore, the role of IT industry has been pivotal in putting India on a higher growth path. In addition, India’s IT industry has been showing robust performance in revenue earning, particularly in export revenue. However, the performance of this industry is likely affected by some recent global phenomena, such as 2008’s subprime crisis originated in the US, uncertainties in changes in H1-B visa rules, Britain’s exit from the EU, automation etc. There are other factors, like exchange rate volatility, emerging competition from other low-cost outsourcing destination countries, are also posing threat to India’s IT-outsourcing business. Against this backdrop, it is crucial to analyse the sustainability of performance of Indian IT industry. Thus, the present study aims at assessing the performance of Indian IT industry and evaluating the determinants of performance thereafter.Design / Research methods: To realize the objectives of the study, firm level data has been collected from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) Prowess database. For empirical analysis, we have applied a two-stage method. In the first-stage, we have used Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) based Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI) to evaluate the Total Factor Productivity Growth (TFPG) of Indian IT industry during the period from 2004-05 to 2014-15. For this purpose, a balanced panel consists of 70 IT firms has been considered. Further, the TFPG has been decomposed into three components, viz. Catch-up, frontier-shift, and scale efficiency change (SEC). Consequently, in the second-stage, three random-effects panel regression models are considered to investigate the determinants of TFPG, catch-up, and frontier-shift separately. Conclusions / findings: During the study period, the average TFP and frontier-shift has been improved. On the other hand, catch up effect is found to have declined. The variables, such as export intensity, salaries and wages intensity have positive and statistically significant impact on the catch-up and frontier-shift. Export intensity has positive impact on TFPG. Age of the firms has positive impact on catch-up and TFPG. Salaries and wages intensity has positive impact on TFPG. On an average, the firms which spent on research and Development (R&D) have experienced improvement in TFPG and frontier-shift. The public limited firms performed better than their private counterparts in terms of catch-up, frontier-shift, and TFPG. The non-group firms have performed better than the group firms in case of catch-up. On the other hand, on an average, the firms exhibiting decreasing Returns to Scale (DRS) are found to have registered deterioration in catch-up and TFPG with respect to the benchmark firms which are exhibiting Constant Returns to Scale (CRS). The firms exhibiting Increasing Returns to Scale (IRS) have shown improvement in catch-up and TFPG over the benchmark CRS firms. The impact of the US subprime crisis has been negative on catch-up, frontier-shift, and TFPG. The firms, which have spent on royalty, have experienced improvement in catch-up and TFPG. Originality / value of the article: So far in our knowledge, not so many studies of this kind have been done in the arena of empirical research pertains to the IT industry, especially in a developing country like India. Moreover, we have not found any study that covers the span of the dataset considered in the present study. In addition to this, the present study has employed a random-effects panel model to accommodate a number of time-invariant dummy variables which would not be possible in case of a fixed-effects panel model incorporated by some previous studies of this genre.Implications of the research: The identification of the determinants of TFPG and its components would help the stakeholders and policy makers of the IT industry to formulate appropriate policies which could mitigate the risks faced by the industry on one hand, and stimulate the forces that would enhance the growth of this industry on the other. For instance, to mitigate future risks, Indian IT industry should reduce its dependence on the US and UK markets. Besides, it should explore new markets in the EU, and other emerging economies where opportunities are plenty. To maintain India’s robust global position in the long run, Government of India should play the key role in providing world class infrastructure and telecommunication facilities to its IT industry. In addition to this, Government needs to rationalise and simplify the existing Indian labour law to facilitate the business of IT industry. Various stakeholders along with the Government should put necessary efforts to develop the domestic IT market as there exists ample of opportunities in future. Keywords: information technology industry, data envelopment analysis, Malmquist productivity index, random-effects model, total factor productivity, catch-up, frontier-shift, India. JEL: C23, C61, L86, O47

The Essential Trinity

2014 ◽  
pp. 270-282
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
The State ◽  
High Tech ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Technology Industries

Successful high-tech industries can be understood as ecosystems of enterprises and related organizations that are geared to develop platforms of global products, processes, and services; these platforms, by turn, are based on solid industrial architectures. This is called the Essential Trinity concept. In this way, the main objective of this chapter is twofold: first, to argue that information technology industries in developing countries, such as Brazil, can be understood through the Essential Trinity concept; and second, to argue also that the main characteristic of this industry in developing countries is that it has been historically organized only in terms of ecosystems of enterprises and related organizations, without developing either platforms of global products, processes, and services, or solid industrial architectures. In order to develop these arguments, the chapter presents the case of the IT industry in the state of Pernambuco (Northeast of Brazil), particularly through the development of its Porto Digital IT Park, as an example of an “unfinished essential trinity.”

Observations on Implementing Specializations within an IT Program

2011 ◽  
pp. 2862-2868
Author(s):  
Erick D. Slazinski
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Specific Interest ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Specialty Area ◽  
Job Opportunities

With a projected 2.26 million additional jobs to fill in various computer fields by the year 2010, there are and will continue to be ample job opportunities in the computer industry. However, the computer field is far too broad for one individual to be an expert in the entire field. Therefore it may be more useful for students to have the opportunity to concentrate their studies in a specific interest area within a broader Information Technology (IT) degree. IT educators throughout the United States (US) have paid attention to the needs and demands of the IT industry. To address the need for IT graduates with specialized skills, many of the leading universities have created programs which allow undergraduate students to specialize or focus their studies. This chapter will discuss findings on the state of IT programs with regards to their course offerings. One area of specialization, or track, is presented as an example. It will be noted that even within a specialty area, there can be further specializations. In addition to supporting the students pursuing the specialty area, general knowledge courses must also be offered to those pursuing other specialty areas.

scholarly journals Decentralised Autonomous Organisations as a New Form of Doing Business in the Digital Economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-34
Author(s):  
D.  V. Kirillov
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
The State ◽  
Corporate Values ◽  
Dominant Ideology ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
New Form ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Age Of Information

In the context of world globalisation, the dominant ideology of capitalism, labour automation, democratization and urbanisation of society, decentralised autonomous organisations are seen as one of the most advanced forms of joint business in the age of information technology. Employees of companies, being at the same time members of civil society, are interested in developing corporate values and social ones. Civil control is beginning to be applied to the state and individual companies, and therefore the relationship between business, government, and society require rethinking.

Study of information technology development for the Canadian construction industry

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 817-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Froese ◽  
Zonghai Han ◽  
Michael Alldritt
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
The State ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Industry Survey ◽  
Information Technology Development

This paper studies the state of companies that develop information technology (IT) for the construction industry in Canada. The study collects survey results and other data about these companies. It explores the number and nature of companies; their products and markets; and their opinions about IT trends, opportunities and barriers, and collaboration with government and university resources. The study concludes that a small construction IT industry exists in Canada, with some established successful companies and a number of younger ventures. These companies offer some products on par with the best construction IT in other countries, but they fall somewhat behind other countries in forming an advanced construction IT community of practice.Key words: information technology, development, construction industry, survey, Canada.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF STATE MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE INVESTMENT POTENTIAL OF THE STATE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY OF UKRAINE

2020 ◽  
pp. 103-111
Author(s):  
V. Kasyanenko ◽  
Yu. Kasaeva
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
It Industry ◽  
State Management ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
A Priority ◽  
Export Revenue

Digital transformation today is a priority area for the innovative development of production and economic systems at various levels of development and a tool for ensuring the long-term competitive advantage of the state. This requires a targeted and coordinated innovation and investment policy of executive and legislative agencies at all levels, as well as active public-private partnerships. The article presents a theoretical generalization and a new solution to a scientific problem, which is manifested in the development of available and the introduction of new theoretical and methodological approaches to the state management of information technology to increase the investment potential of the state and its economic security. It is noted that there is no universal approach or a single model for regulating information and the information sphere. Each region of the world and each country has its internal functions, which, in turn, determine the specifics of this process. According to modern IT developments in Ukraine, the state regulation of the IT industry needs reforming. It has been proved that the following areas of management were of particular relevance for Ukraine: activating projects for the digitization of information; launching powerful internal competitions for startups and innovation in education, medicine, transport, agriculture; introducing a step-by-step mechanism for supporting investment projects related to information technology through a public-private partnership model; identifying segments in the market of IT products and services that will be a priority for Ukraine in terms of attracting export revenue. The areas for improving the system of public and private management of information technology in Ukraine have been identified, which will be aimed not at the development of innovations, but at the formation of a basic infrastructure to improve the already existing world developments in the IT industry through the transformation of the taxation system, education and science, as well as the adaptation of the domestic regulatory framework. The role of state management of information technology in ensuring the economic security of the state has been determined.

scholarly journals Analysis Of Global Trends In Building Ubiquitous Information Technology Market Environment

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangkoo Kang ◽  
Joseph Chunghi Ha
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Information Industry ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Business Market ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Technology Market ◽  
The Government

This study found that each country, in order to propel the Global Ubiquitous Information Technology (IT) Business Market, has initiated strategies that utilize its own strengths in the IT industry. Ubiquitous information technology is recognized as a new strategy to propel the information industry and to enhance country's competitive power in the global information economy. IT companies in leading IT countries including the United States, Japan, and several European countries engage in active investment and research through a cooperative system among the industry, universities, and the government. Transition to a ubiquitous society may be a quiet revolution, but the reaching effects of the transition will be tremendous. Countries and enterprises should sense what consumers and market demand and should respond to it quickly. Only when countries and enterprises catch the latest information and process it for application, they can expect to succeed.

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