many aspects of life and societies around the world. ICTs, especially the Internet, have affected the way we all live …

The study reported here uses a survey technique to explore corporate Internet use in developing countries. A major … newness of the technology. Most companies surveyed have Internet connections, although the number of individuals within the … firms who have access is typically quite small. As in developed countries, E-mail is a primary benefit of the Internet to …

The internet has emerged as a reservoir of information and has pushed the world to evolve into a global village … society poses considerable challenges for Internet Governance. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN …) is the institution responsible for the internet management. ICANN has been at the center of the debates over global …

Governments are investing heavily on Internet connectivity projects, based on the assumption that increased access to … Internet services will accelerate economic growth and improve the wellbeing of the poor. This paper reviews the existing … evidence about the impact of Internet diffusion on various development dimensions, and articulates the empirical evidence into …

protection of unoriginal databases, usually available in the Internet. I argue that this type of legislation, if enforced upon …

This paper is about the potential of the Internet as a platform for international trade, with a focus on the … opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises and developing countries. The Internet has evolved since the 1990's from an … productivity and ability of businesses to compete. Additionally, these commercial opportunities are no longer limited to Internet …

Internet development. I find regulation strongly correlated with lower Internet penetration and higher Internet access charges … of personal computers, and time trends, countries that require formal regulatory approval for Internet Service Providers … (ISPs) to begin operations have fewer Internet users and Internet hosts than countries that do not require such approval …

through the internet. Can this connectivity transform pooreconomies, as techno-optimists hope, or are there more deeply rooted … evidence on the extent to which, and how, internet connectivity affects economicdevelopment. Not surprisingly, estimates vary … widely with the context, particular outcome, andform of internet studied. Overall the literature points towards sizeable …

Computer and Internet use, especially in developing countries, has expanded rapidly in recent years. Even in light of … Internet penetration, both currently and over time, we examine panel data for 161 countries over the 1999-2004 period. We … factors associated with computer and Internet penetration do not differ substantially between developed and developing …