Volume 19 Issue 4 (2001)
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The Dutch East India Company, Christiaan Huygens and the Marine Clock, 1682-95
The story of the Dutch East India Company, Christiaan Huygens and the marine clock shows that in the seventeenth century Dutch Republic there was a tendency towards the formation of…
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Death and Data
Research into the intelligence processes in two child murder cases shows that ‘information management is no longer simply an administrative support function or technical service, but an integral part of…
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An International Perspective on I&C Policies: Recent Developments and Future Prospects
The last few years have seen unprecedented growth in information and communication technologies (I&C) and products, which has led to a robust growth in the whole world, and especially in…
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From POTS to E-commerce: What Have the Developing Countries Learnt About Property Rights Over the Last 50 Years?
The challenge of electronic commerce is new to the developing world. Will this technology-driven initiative allow developing countries in Asia to leapfrog? Electronic commerce will trot or walk depending upon…
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Asia’s Leap into E-commerce: Analysis of Developments in Some Countries
The Internet is creating a global digital economy with new opportunities. Developing countries have to catch up with the developed world by establishing the required information infrastructure to overcome the…
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Rethinking Silicon Valley: New Perspectives on Regional Development
Silicon Valley in Southern California has, over the past 30 years, become a model for high technology development in many parts of the world. Associated with Silicon Valley is a…