The economic impact of digital technologies / Edited by Paolo Guerrieri [and] Sara Bentivegna

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TextPublication details: Cheltenham, United Kingdom : Edward Elgar, c2011Description: xiii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780857931887

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TK 5103.7 E36 2011

Contents:

List of contributors Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Digital development in Europe: a theoretical framework -- 2 The Internet in everyday life -- 3 A metrics for digital development -- 4 Digital inequalities in Europe -- 5 The economic impact of e-inclusion: a review of the literature -- 6 The economic impact of digital technologies: an empirical analysis on European countries -- 7 The impact of e-inclusion in Europe: a scenario analysis -- 8 Digital development: an overall EU policy framework -- Appendix: EDDI European Digital Development Index: definition of methodology -- References -- Index.

Summary: "The Economic Impact of Digital Technologies offers a profoundly illuminating examination of ICT transformations in Europe and its critical role in greater social inequality. It presents scholars and policy makers with original and practical tools to benchmark and assess the ICT diffusion and inclusion process. The core message of book is that a coherent European strategy for embedding ICT technologies in society is long overdue."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Circulation	Non-fiction	GC TK 5103.7 .E36 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000001730

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The Economic Impact of Digital Technologies offers a profoundly illuminating examination of ICT transformations in Europe and its critical role in greater social inequality. It presents scholars and policy makers with original and practical tools to benchmark and assess the ICT diffusion and inclusion process. The core message of book is that a coherent European strategy for embedding ICT technologies in society is long overdue."

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