E-Business in Developing Countries

The Internet has changed the way many companies do business, but has also tended to increase the disparity between firms in developed countries and those in developing countries. As the digital divide seems to grow, the question becomes how will developing countries catch up? We examine two large developing countries, China and India, in an attempt to understand their approaches to developing e-business. While both countries had access to the technology at about the same time, each has taken a different path to utilizing it. These approaches are based on a number of factors, including government initiatives and focus, infrastructure building, experience and understanding of business operations, and culture, among others. China appears to be ahead of India in the mechanics and infrastructure, but India is ahead in e-readiness. Both countries are poised for rapidly increasing e-business, however, they have huge problems of poverty and inequality between urban and rural connectivity must be resolved to really take advantage of e-business.

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E-Business in Developing Countries

Selected Readings on Information Technology and Business Systems Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-086-8.ch020 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 385-403 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Peter V. Raven

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Developed Countries ◽

The Internet ◽

China And India ◽

Business Operations ◽

Number Of Factors ◽

Poverty And Inequality ◽

Catch Up ◽

The Way

The Internet has changed the way many companies do business, but has also tended to increase the disparity between firms in developed countries and those in developing countries. As the digital divide seems to grow, the question becomes how will developing countries catch up? We examine two large developing countries, China and India, in an attempt to understand their approaches to developing e-business. While both countries had access to the technology at about the same time, each has taken a different path to utilizing it. These approaches are based on a number of factors, including government initiatives and focus, infrastructure building, experience and understanding of business operations, and culture, among others. China appears to be ahead of India in the mechanics and infrastructure, but India is ahead in e-readiness. Both countries are poised for rapidly increasing e-business, however, they have huge problems of poverty and inequality between urban and rural connectivity must be resolved to really take advantage of e-business.

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China and India

E-Business Models, Services and Communications ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-831-4.ch007 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 138-157

Author(s):

Peter Raven ◽

Xiaoqing Huang ◽

Ben Kim

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Developed Countries ◽

The Internet ◽

China And India ◽

Business Operations ◽

Number Of Factors ◽

Poverty And Inequality ◽

Catch Up ◽

The Way

The Internet has changed the way many companies do business, but has also tended to increase the disparity between firms in developed countries and those in developing countries. As the digital divide seems to grow, the question becomes how will developing countries catch up? We examine two large developing countries, China and India, in an attempt to understand their approaches to developing e-business. While both countries had access to the technology at about the same time, each has taken a different path to utilizing it. These approaches are based on a number of factors, including government initiatives and focus, infrastructure building, experience and understanding of business operations, and culture, among others. China appears to be ahead of India in the mechanics and infrastructure, but India is ahead in e-readiness. Both countries are poised for rapidly increasing e-business, however, they have huge problems of poverty and inequality between urban and rural connectivity that must be resolved to take advantage of e-business.

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E-Business in Developing Countries

Global Information Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-939-7.ch015 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 153-171

Author(s):

Peter V. Raven ◽

Xiaoqing Huang ◽

Ben B. Kim

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Developed Countries ◽

The Internet ◽

China And India ◽

Business Operations ◽

Number Of Factors ◽

Poverty And Inequality ◽

Catch Up ◽

The Way

The Internet has changed the way many companies do business, but has also tended to increase the disparity between firms in developed countries and those in developing countries. As the digital divide seems to grow, the question becomes how will developing countries catch up? We examine two large developing countries, China and India, in an attempt to understand their approaches to developing e-business. While both countries had access to the technology at about the same time, each has taken a different path to utilizing it. These approaches are based on a number of factors, including government initiatives and focus, infrastructure building, experience and understanding of business operations, and culture, among others. China appears to be ahead of India in the mechanics and infrastructure, but India is ahead in e-readiness. Both countries are poised for rapidly increasing e-business, however, they have huge problems of poverty and inequality between urban and rural connectivity must be resolved to really take advantage of e-business.

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E-Government Issues in Developing Countries

Handbook of Research on E-Government in Emerging Economies ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0324-0.ch021 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 423-439

Author(s):

Gohar Feroz Khan ◽

Junghoon Moon

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Public Services ◽

Social Economic ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Electronic Government ◽

The Internet ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Government Services

Electronic government, or e-Government, is the practice of providing public services to citizens, businesses, and other government agencies where government services can be accessed through the Internet, mobile phone, fax, mail, telephone, and personal visits (MGAHA, 2005). Developing countries, utilizing the late comer advantage, are mimicking trends of paperless governments with the expectations to reap the same benefits enjoyed by developed countries. However, e-Government initiatives have not always been successful in developing countries. According to the study conducted by Heeks (2003), the rate of e-Government success in developing countries was only 15 percent. The authors believe that such failures are mainly due to certain unique social, economic, technological, and environmental challenges faced by e-Government in developing countries. For example, some major issues include digital divide, political instability, and skills-related issues. However, the research dealing with these problems is limited. Therefore, in this chapter, the authors discuss these challenges.

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The Evolution of ICT, Economic Development, and the Digitally-Divided Society

Information Communication Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch007 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 91-103

Author(s):

Sadayoshi Takaya

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Point Of View ◽

The Internet ◽

Cooperative Effort ◽

The Public ◽

Digital Devices ◽

Divided Society

In this chapter, we mention that a digital divide could bring about an income divide both within a country and between countries. The more the uses of the Internet diffuse, the more the divide may introduce serious concerns. From a macroeconomic point of view, the increase in the digital divide diminishes ICT investments and delays the innovation of ICT. As a result, we propose that the public policies of each government provide the devices of ICT as social capital and infrastructure. On the global stage, the digital divide exists between developed and developing countries. Therefore, international provision of the digital devices should be achieved through a cooperative effort between developed countries and international organizations.

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E-Government Issues in Developing Countries

Digital Literacy ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-1852-7.ch066 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 1272-1288

Author(s):

Gohar Feroz Khan ◽

Junghoon Moon

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Public Services ◽

Social Economic ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Electronic Government ◽

The Internet ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Government Services

Electronic government, or e-Government, is the practice of providing public services to citizens, businesses, and other government agencies where government services can be accessed through the Internet, mobile phone, fax, mail, telephone, and personal visits (MGAHA, 2005). Developing countries, utilizing the late comer advantage, are mimicking trends of paperless governments with the expectations to reap the same benefits enjoyed by developed countries. However, e-Government initiatives have not always been successful in developing countries. According to the study conducted by Heeks (2003), the rate of e-Government success in developing countries was only 15 percent. The authors believe that such failures are mainly due to certain unique social, economic, technological, and environmental challenges faced by e-Government in developing countries. For example, some major issues include digital divide, political instability, and skills-related issues. However, the research dealing with these problems is limited. Therefore, in this chapter, the authors discuss these challenges.

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The Evolution of ICT, Economic Development, and the Digitally-Divided Society

Information Technology and Economic Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-579-5.ch001 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Sadayoshi Takaya

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Point Of View ◽

The Internet ◽

Cooperative Effort ◽

The Public ◽

Digital Devices ◽

Divided Society

In this chapter, we mention that a digital divide could bring about an income divide both within a country and between countries. The more the uses of the Internet diffuse, the more the divide may introduce serious concerns. From a macroeconomic point of view, the increase in the digital divide diminishes ICT investments and delays the innovation of ICT. As a result, we propose that the public policies of each government provide the devices of ICT as social capital and infrastructure. On the global stage, the digital divide exists between developed and developing countries. Therefore, international provision of the digital devices should be achieved through a cooperative effort between developed countries and international organizations.

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The emergence of Kawasaki disease in India and China

Global Cardiology Science and Practice ◽

10.21542/gcsp.2017.21 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2017 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ankur Kumar Jindal ◽

Vingesh Pandiarajan ◽

Raju Khubchandani ◽

Nutan Kamath ◽

Tapas Sabui ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Heart Disease ◽

Kawasaki Disease ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Resource Constrained ◽

Diagnosis And Management ◽

China And India ◽

The World ◽

Acquired Heart Disease ◽

India And China

Kawasaki disease (KD) is recognized as a leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries. Although global in distribution, Japan records the highest incidence of KD in the world. Epidemiological reports from the two most populous countries in the world, namely China and India, indicate that KD is now being increasingly recognized. Whether this increased reporting is due to increased ascertainment, or is due to a true increase in incidence, remains a matter of conjecture. The diagnosis and management of KD in developing countries is a challenging proposition. In this review we highlight some of the difficulties faced by physicians in managing children with KD in resource-constrained settings.

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The Evolution of the Digital Divide across Developing Countries

Digital Literacy ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-1852-7.ch082 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 1554-1570

Author(s):

Nicoletta Corrocher ◽

Anna Raineri

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Low Income ◽

Competition Policy ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Effective Strategy ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Emerging Patterns

This chapter aims at investigating the evolution of the digital divide within a set of developing countries between the years 2000 and 2005. In doing so, it moves away from the traditional analysis of the digital divide, which compares developed countries and developing countries, and examines the existing gap within a relatively homogeneous group of countries. On the basis of the theoretical and empirical contributions from scholars in different disciplines, we select a series of socioeconomic and technological indicators and provide an empirical assessment of the digitalization patterns in a set of 51 low income and lower-middle income countries. By means of cluster analysis techniques, we identify three emerging patterns of the digital divide and derive a series of policy implications, related to the implementation of an effective strategy to reduce digital backwardness. The characteristics of each pattern of digitalization can be also usefully employed to understand whether past interventions, especially in the area of competition policy, have been successful in addressing country-specific issues.

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