1st Edition
The International Politics of New Information Technology
By Brian M. Murphy
Copyright 1986
318 Pages
by
Routledge
Originally published in 1986, The International Politics of New Information Technology explores a period when knowledge and expertise in information technology was increasingly being seen as an essential national asset by the industrialised nations. With the decline of traditional heavy industries around the world, information technology was regarded as the industry of tomorrow. Coupled with... Read more
Introduction 1. The Development of the world information technology industry and the pervasive nature of its products 2. Colonialism – old style versus new style 3. The IT industry in the USA, Europe and Japan – the lop-sided triangle 4. Waiting in the wings – the IT policies of the operational IT nations 5. International agencies and their part in international IT politics 6. Technology transfer – knowledge is Power 7. Transborder Data Flow and International Standards 8. The computer industry in Asia – a pattern for the future 9. The new informational technology and the future pattern of politics Conclusion
Biography
Brian M. Murphy
