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The Information Economy Report 2013 contributes a nuanced appraisal of the potential role and value of cloud computing in developing and transition economies. It does so by looking at three main areas...

Electronic commerce (e-commerce) is rapidly transforming the way in which enterprises are interacting among each other as well as with consumers and governments. Despite important potential benefits...

The Information Economy Report 2017 analyzes the evolving digital economy and its implications for trade and development. While these are still early days of the digital economy, it is already clear...

The present edition of the Report provides unique data on the adoption of ICT by enterprises in developing countries. It also explores ICT policy options in a developing-country context and proposes a...

This Report illustrates the vigorous efforts being undertaken by many developing countries to catch up with their more developed partners in the dissemination and use of ICT. However, it also shows...

This publication examines Germany's national policies and strategies for development of the environmental industry sector; provides overview of Germany's and worldwide production and trade with EI...

The Information Economy Report 2009: Trends and Outlook in Turbulent Times (IER 2009) is the fourth in a series published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report...

One of the few monitoring global trends related to information and communication technologies (ICTs) from a development perspective, this publication is a valuable reference for policymakers in...

This study focuses on the information technology (IT) sector in the Czech Republic. It reviews the country's general economic environment and its national export diversification policy; gives an...

The Information Economy Report 2010: ICT, Enterprises and Poverty Alleviation is the fifth in the flagship series published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). As one...

This study focuses on the importance of public-private partnership in the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). It discusses the concept of partnership and describes the activities...

The IER 2012 highlights the growing importance of the software industry for developing countries, building on earlier UNCTAD work on the promotion of the ICT sector in general and the software...

The world economy is increasingly driven by technological innovations. UNCTAD’s Information Economy Report 2007-2008 analyses the current and potential contributions of information and communications...

This study focuses on information technology (IT) sector in Armenia. It reviews the country's general economic environment and its national export diversification policy; gives an overview of Armenia...

This study focuses on information technology (IT) sector in Poland. It reviews the country's general economic environment and its national export diversification policy; gives an overview of Poland's...