Turning loose the invisible hand: New Zealand's information technology policy

Kraemer, Kenneth L.; Dedrick, Jason

doi:10.1080/01972243.1993.9960151

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“…Other programs plan feeding, manage breeding and handle finances. The.se applications have been developed by local software firms and some are now exported [6]. New Zealand also developed a fourth-generation software language called LINC, and has .services such as home shopping based on LINC software.…”

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1995

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How do very small countries, here defined as having fewer than 10 million people, find places for themselves in the information technologies (IT) arena? Does success require accommodation in the global IT regime that often seems dominated by the U.S. and Japan? Do the little countries scurry around, like birds among the lions and other predators looking for scraps? Are they relegated to second tier “appropriate technologies,” or do they operate in the mainstream?

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“…In one break from its free market stance, the government worked with local businesses to create the Canterbury Technology Park. This park was developed to enable high technology companies to interact with local academic and research institutions (Kraemer and Dedrick, 1993).…”

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IT Industry Success in Small Countries

Watson¹,

Myers

2001

Journal of Global Information Management

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Given the importance of the information technology industry in today's global economy, much recent research has focused on the relative success of small countries in fostering IT industries. This article examines the factors of IT industry success in small developed countries, and compares two such countries, Finland and New Zealand. Finland and New Zealand are alike in many respects, yet Finland's IT industry is more successful than New Zealand's. Three major factors that impact on the development of a successful IT industry are identified: the extent of government IT promotion, the level of research and development, and the existence of an education system that produces IT literate graduates.

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“…Over the course of the past decade, much attention in information technology (IT) and government policy research have concentrated on various government initiatives to implement national information infrastructures (NII; e.g., [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]). The main focus of attention has been the behavior of governments in NII development projects, be they piecemeal or coherent.…”

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“…At the other extreme of the spectrum are nations such as New Zealand. Although laissez-faire policies have promoted New Zealand to become a heavy user of IT, ranking second behind Australia in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of IT spending as a percentage of gross national product, the cracks have started to appear in its infrastructure [6]. In an international environment where countries are rapidly devising explicit strategies to improve their infrastructure, even the New Zealand government questioned whether some form of government support was in order.…”

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The Building of a New Business Ecosystem: Sustaining National Competitive Advantage Through Electronic Commerce

Farhoomand

Ng²,

Yue³

2001

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

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Despite the high level of interest in the role of governments in building national information infrastructure (NII) as a source of competitive advantage, it is still not clear how major information technology initiatives can help leverage national economies into the global marketplace. In light of the recent rollout of one of the world's largest electronic commerce initiatives, we examine the role of private-public partnerships in the success of such initiative in Hong Kong. Furthermore, we trace the 3 stages of the project-development, implementation, and competitive entrenchment-to identify the difficulties and challenges encountered and how these were overcome. By drawing some comparisons with the Singapore approach, we identify the kind of government involvement appropriate to spur on national competitiveness. We show that in building the NII, the dual aspects of private-sector leadership and government involvement are mutually reinforcing. Government intervention is necessary in creating the initial supply push, whereas the demand pull engendered by the market is critical for leveraging the NII as a platform for national competitiveness. The ramification of the study for other countries is discussed. economic impacts (BA01), governments (BC01), interorganizational systems (HA07) JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMPUTING AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 11(4), 285-303 (2001)Correspondence and requests for reprints should be sent to Ali F. Farhoomand,

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Turning loose the invisible hand: New Zealand's information technology policy

Cited by 26 publications

References 5 publications

Little engines that could

Little engines that could

IT Industry Success in Small Countries

The Building of a New Business Ecosystem: Sustaining National Competitive Advantage Through Electronic Commerce

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