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ICT Diffusion in Developing Countries

Towards a New Concept of Technological Takeoff

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Ewa Lechman

    1. Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdańsk, Poland

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  • Reveals country-specific ICT diffusion trajectories in economically “backward” countries
  • Presents a novel conceptualization of the technological takeoff
  • Explains why fixed-to-mobile telephony and fixed-to-wireless internet network substitution is an illusion rather than a fact in the economies examined

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Ewa Lechman
    Pages 1-6

  3. Technology, The Economy, and Society: Casting the Bridges—Introductory Notes

    • Ewa Lechman
    Pages 7-28

  4. Technology Diffusion

    • Ewa Lechman
    Pages 29-82

  5. Information and Communication Technologies Diffusion Patterns in Developing Countries: Empirical Evidence

    • Ewa Lechman
    Pages 83-166

  6. What Matters for ICT Diffusion?

    • Ewa Lechman
    Pages 167-222

  7. Conclusion, Recommendations and Implications

    • Ewa Lechman
    Pages 223-245

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 247-308
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About this book

This book provides an extensive overview of the diffusion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in developing countries between 2000 and 2012. It covers issues such as country-specific ICT diffusion patterns, technological substitution and technological convergence. By identifying social, economic and institutional prerequisites and analyzing critical country-specific conditions, the author develops a new approach to explaining the emergence of their technological takeoff. Readers will discover how developing countries are now adopting ICTs, rapidly catching up with the developed world in terms of ICT access and use.    

Authors and Affiliations

  • Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdańsk, Poland

    Ewa Lechman

About the author

Ewa Lechman is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdansk University of Technology. Her extensive research interests concentrate on economic development, ICT, and its role in reshaping social and economic systems and various aspects of poverty and economics in developing countries. She coordinates and participates in international research and educational projects and also works as an independent expert assisting with innovation assignments, including the evaluation of small and medium enterprise proposals, EU-financed programmes, and policy design regarding innovativeness, digitalization, education and social exclusion. She was the 2013 winner of an Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence and is a member of the editorial boards of international journals on technology diffusion, the digital economy and economic development.

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