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dc.contributor.authorGray, Heather
dc.contributor.authorSanzogni, Louis
dc.contributor.editorRobert Davison
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:28:23Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:28:23Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.modified2009-12-02T05:32:34Z
dc.identifier.issn16814835
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/5360
dc.description.abstractWe look at the difficulties and benefits of the implementation of newest technology in Thailand by the method of leapfrogging. In the investigation we find that a variety of issues influence the uptake of a new technology; namely the extent of the cultural shift, Government support and initiatives and the take up of these initiatives by the education and private sector in terms of R&D and training. We also examine and define areas fundamental to the preparedness of a nation for the introduction of electronic commerce; that is, telecommunications, Internet penetration & development, and technology Parks. We conclude with a recommendation to initiate a study of Information Technology education take-up in universities to support technology leapfrogging initiatives implemented by the Thai Government, identifying a number of questions that need to be addressed. Further, a strategy to encourage small communities and businesses through community education programs is suggested, including a pilot project recommendation to test the successful implementation of this strategy in a community in Chiang Mai Thailand, that would also document the issues identified, including Government and cultural impacts, in order to establish a model that could be replicated and implemented in communities at large throughout developing countries.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCity University of Hong Kong, Department of Information Systems
dc.publisher.placeHong Kong
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.ejisdc.org/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto26
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalThe Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
dc.relation.ispartofvolume16
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInformation Systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLibrary and Information Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0806
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0807
dc.titleTechnology Leapfrogging in Thailand: Issues for the Support of eCommerce Infrastructure
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2004
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gro.griffith.authorSanzogni, Louis
gro.griffith.authorGray, Heather L.


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