TY - GEN
T1 - The evolving role of public policy in promoting information technologies
T2 - 2016 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2016
AU - Merritt, Humberto
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, Inc.
PY - 2017/1/4
Y1 - 2017/1/4
N2 - Over the years, Information Technologies (ITs) have greatly stimulated economic growth and development. Being the Internet one of the most prominent IT technologies, its contribution to the advancement of education, learning and knowledge is of enormous importance. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that the commitment to the diffusion of the Internet has become a top issue for many developing nations. In the case of Mexico, Internet penetration has undergone a number of setbacks, mainly due to a misinterpretation of the factors causing the so-called digital divide. Hence, this paper aims to analyze the role that public policy plays in encouraging the diffusion of the Internet. Available data shows that Internet diffusion remains relatively low in spite of recent governmental initiatives devised to encourage connectivity. The main challenge for policy-makers is then to encourage the private investment in IT infrastructure in order to increase Internet diffusion.
AB - Over the years, Information Technologies (ITs) have greatly stimulated economic growth and development. Being the Internet one of the most prominent IT technologies, its contribution to the advancement of education, learning and knowledge is of enormous importance. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that the commitment to the diffusion of the Internet has become a top issue for many developing nations. In the case of Mexico, Internet penetration has undergone a number of setbacks, mainly due to a misinterpretation of the factors causing the so-called digital divide. Hence, this paper aims to analyze the role that public policy plays in encouraging the diffusion of the Internet. Available data shows that Internet diffusion remains relatively low in spite of recent governmental initiatives devised to encourage connectivity. The main challenge for policy-makers is then to encourage the private investment in IT infrastructure in order to increase Internet diffusion.
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U2 - 10.1109/PICMET.2016.7806754
DO - 10.1109/PICMET.2016.7806754
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85016204694
T3 - PICMET 2016 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology: Technology Management For Social Innovation, Proceedings
SP - 206
EP - 214
BT - PICMET 2016 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology
A2 - Anderson, Timothy R.
A2 - Kocaoglu, Dundar F.
A2 - Niwa, Kiyoshi
A2 - Perman, Gary
A2 - Kozanoglu, Dilek Cetindamar
A2 - Daim, Tugrul U.
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 4 September 2016 through 8 September 2016
ER -
