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Smart Technologies for Smart Nations

Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region

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  • © 2016

Overview

  • Highlights new approaches, capabilities and technological requirements for economic progress
  • Reviews capacity development in the education sector
  • Introduces decision models for healthcare improvement
  • Explores productivity issues through people development

Part of the book series: Managing the Asian Century (MAAC)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Technologies in Service

  2. Technologies in Improving Work Environment

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About this book

This book emphasizes the need for new directions and approaches for social and economic development in the emerging nations of the Asia-Pacific region through the use of Smart Technologies. It takes a holistic view of socio-economic and technical developments taking place through ASEAN and South Asia. Compared to practices in the 20th century, the use of Smart Technologies is likely to have a faster and greater impact on emerging nations (Smart Nations). Smart Technologies for Smart Nations: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region is core reading for academics, professionals, and policymakers interested in technological developments in ASEAN and South Asia.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Lamar University, Beaumont, USA

    Purnendu Mandal

  • Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    John Vong

About the editors

Purnendu Mandal is a Professor at the College of Business, Lamar University, Texas, USA. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of Strategy Management, Technology Development, Supply Chain Management, Strategic MIS and System Dynamics Modelling. He published over 200 journal articles and conference papers. His research papers appeared in journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Management Decision, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Logistics Information Management, etc. He serves in the editorial boards of a number of international journals. He is the founder chair of International Conference on Managing the Asian Century and he is the Book Series Editor of ‘Managing the Asian Century’ published by Springer.

John Vong is Adjunct Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Dr. Vong received his PhD in banking and finance systems from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom. He was a former Adviser to the World Bank Group and United Nations Development Programme. His research interest is in digital and technology innovations in financial services, education and health.His recent publications include a book entitled, Emerging Technologies for Emerging Markets (Springer, 2015).

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