TY - GEN TY - GEN T1 - Governance of Communication Networks Connecting Societies and Markets with IT T2 - Contributions to Economics, A2 - Preissl, Brigitte. A2 - Preissl, Brigitte. A2 - Müller, Jürgen. A2 - Müller, Jürgen. LA - English PP - Heidelberg PB - Physica-Verlag HD : Imprint: Physica YR - 2006 ED - 1st ed. 2006. UL - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/978-3-7908-1746-1 AB - Hardly anyone would doubt the potential of information technology (IT) to connect individuals, firms and organisations. Whether this power to connect will actually lead to the integration of markets and societies is a different issue. The articles collected in this book shed light on several aspects that are crucial for the success of global communication networks: they range from an appropriate framework for regulation and suitable strategies of firms that act as international players, to the inclusion of customers in defining product and service strategies, and from problems of access to advanced technology and networks for all groups in society regardless of their social status or geographical location to the role of new technologies in facilitating universal communication. OP - 478 CN - HD28-70 SN - 9783790817461 KW - Industrial organization. KW - Electrical engineering. KW - Economic policy. KW - E-commerce. KW - Information technology. KW - Business—Data processing. KW - Application software. KW - Industrial Organization. KW - Communications Engineering, Networks. KW - R & D/Technology Policy. KW - e-Commerce/e-business. KW - IT in Business. KW - Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet). ER -