Information Technology Policy : An International History

Information Technology has become a key factor in industry and society in the postwar world and continues to evolve, re-shaping the local and global economy and reorienting comparative and competitive advantages. The production of IT has itself changed and shifted through a number of generations. Government policy towards IT has taken different directions at different times in different countries. The book brings together a series of country-based studies that chart the growth and effectiveness of information technology policy.