info: Volume 4 Issue 3

Improving IP connectivity in the least developed countries: breaking the vicious circle

The Internet, with its requirement for high‐quality, high‐speed connections, places heavy demands on telecommunication infrastructure. In most LDCs, however, national and…

Closing the gap in access to rural communication: Chile 1995‐2002

Telecommunications reforms in Chile led to rapid development in the 1990s driven by the private sector, but rural areas remained largely excluded because of the high cost of…

Regulation and the development of electronic communications in Europe

This paper discusses the future evolution of the European regulatory framework for electronic communications. The paper argues that the deregulation model used so far is…

Mobile commerce and the creation of a marketplace

The initial debate on mobile commerce (m‐commerce) was characterized by a high level of optimism, followed by a more nuanced and realistic approach. Still, m‐commerce is expected…

Product cycle, Wintelism, and cross‐national production networks for developing countries: China’s telecom manufacturing industry as a case

Focusing on the telecom manufacturing industry in China as a case, this paper contends that the existing literature needs to be expanded. Product cycle theory could be applied to…

Cyberliability: focusing on internal IT security

Conference calendar

Should we try to bridge the global digital divide?

Will the write-offs never end?

Bridging the global digital divide – a costly mistake?