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Article: Progress of e-development in China since 1998
Title | Progress of e-development in China since 1998 |
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Keywords | Internet users China Digital divide E-activities E-society Government policy ICT infrastructure and e-devices |
Issue Date | 2017 |
Citation | Telecommunications Policy, 2017, v. 41, n. 9, p. 731-742 How to Cite? |
Abstract | © 2017 Elsevier Ltd In this paper, a holistic analytical framework for tracing and understanding the progress of e-development is developed and adopted in an empirical case study of China's e-development since 1998. In particular, the progress is analyzed systematically by benchmarking various ICT infrastructure and e-devices, the composition of Internet users, and the key dimensions of e-government, e-working, e-commerce, and e-networking. In addition, the questions of whether the geographical digital divide in the country has been narrowed is examined. Our findings show that (1) China has made noticeable progress in the e-development since 1998; yet, progress varied in different dimensions; (2) based on the overall performance, 2004 can be considered as the watershed for China to move from the formative stage to the developmental stage; (3) during the e-development, digital disparities in China have dramatically decreased at the provincial level, however, the urban-rural digital gap widened. We suggest that other than promoting affordable ICT possession, the wider and more diversified e-applications for different walks of life will be important for China to move towards the mature stage. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/251646 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 5.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.647 |
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dc.contributor.author | Loo, Becky P.Y. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, Bo | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-08T05:00:34Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-08T05:00:34Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Telecommunications Policy, 2017, v. 41, n. 9, p. 731-742 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0308-5961 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/251646 | - |
dc.description.abstract | © 2017 Elsevier Ltd In this paper, a holistic analytical framework for tracing and understanding the progress of e-development is developed and adopted in an empirical case study of China's e-development since 1998. In particular, the progress is analyzed systematically by benchmarking various ICT infrastructure and e-devices, the composition of Internet users, and the key dimensions of e-government, e-working, e-commerce, and e-networking. In addition, the questions of whether the geographical digital divide in the country has been narrowed is examined. Our findings show that (1) China has made noticeable progress in the e-development since 1998; yet, progress varied in different dimensions; (2) based on the overall performance, 2004 can be considered as the watershed for China to move from the formative stage to the developmental stage; (3) during the e-development, digital disparities in China have dramatically decreased at the provincial level, however, the urban-rural digital gap widened. We suggest that other than promoting affordable ICT possession, the wider and more diversified e-applications for different walks of life will be important for China to move towards the mature stage. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Telecommunications Policy | - |
dc.subject | Internet users | - |
dc.subject | China | - |
dc.subject | Digital divide | - |
dc.subject | E-activities | - |
dc.subject | E-society | - |
dc.subject | Government policy | - |
dc.subject | ICT infrastructure and e-devices | - |
dc.title | Progress of e-development in China since 1998 | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.telpol.2017.03.001 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85015634636 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 271663 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 41 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 9 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 731 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 742 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000419412300002 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0308-5961 | - |