Can Australia capitalise on the post-crisis opportunity?

Encyclopedia of Gender and Information …, 2006

Despite recent setbacks, the Australian information and communications technology (ICT) industry is one of the fastest growing and innovative sectors of the Australian economy with a sustained average annual growth rate approaching 12%. This is more than two and a half times the ...

2000

This report aims to help policy makers take advantage of the opportunities presented by increased cross-border trade in IT services and IT-enabled services (ITES). It begins by defining the two industries and estimating the potential global market opportunities for trade in each. Then it discusses economic and other benefits for countries that succeed in these areas. It also analyzes factors

2002

This article describes a case study of an Asian Information Technology (IT) outsourcing partnership in the discrete manufacturing industry. Interviews with business and IT executives of both the outsourcing company and the IT supplier provided the necessary insights. Nowadays many organizations in discrete manufacturing move their plants to Asian countries or other lower wages countries. Most IT suppliers in Asia are relatively inexperienced with the management of IT-outsourcing relationships. But not only the IT suppliers are inexperienced, also the outsourcing companies do not have a track record in the management of IT-outsourcing relationships. Moreover, besides the level of experience also cultural issues play an important role in this matter. Contrary to the level of experience the cultural factor will not change over the next years. This article aims to provide a better understanding of managing IT-outsourcing partnerships in developing Asian countries on the basis of an IT-o...

2004

In the last two decades, the information technology (IT) industry has gone through a fundamental transformation of its organization of production. Prior to the 1980s, the IT industry was dominated by large, vertically integrated firms (eg, IBM, DEC, Fujitsu and Hitachi) that produced most parts and components within their country boundaries (see Figure 1.1). Since the arrival of the personal computer in the early 1980s, however, the industry has evolved into a horizontally segmented market.

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2000

Abstract Given the importance of the information technology industry in today, s global economy, much recent research has focused on the relative success of the countries within the Asia-Pacific region in fostering IT industries. This article compares IT industry success in one particular country within the Asia-Pacific region (New Zealand) with that of Finland. New Zealand and Finland are alike in many respects, yet Finland, s IT industry is more successful than New Zealand, s.

Procedia Engineering, 2011

This paper identifies the core factors and conditions that must be considered in generating latecomer country economic growth through advancing IT services and business services activity. The aim is to build a framework for understanding the links between industrial policy, the IT services sector, the labour market for high level ICT skills, and the education system in latecomer countries. Governance, policy, economic and technology factors will determine growth potential in the ICT sector. Government has a primary role to play in graduating workers with intermediate to high level skills, with industry playing a secondary but no less important role with workplace training and ongoing professional development. Given this context, this article argues the necessity for government to intervene in education to promote key sectors such as IT services. The capacity of the national education and training system to produce and reproduce skilled labour is critical. A compact between industry, government and higher education, as well as commitment and tight coordination are needed for expansion of the ICT services sector. International comparative analysis of the economic growth and employment generation potential of latecomer country IT services sectors is important given the inclusive impact of global conditions on any industry irrespective of country location. In concluding, the paper considers the options for comparative analysis between countries in the Pacific Asia and Southern Africa regions.

Over the past decade, Indian multinational corporations have made a huge impact in terms of their overseas operations in foreign countries, making India the second leading foreign investor behind China. Much of the focus however has remained on investing and operating in more traditional and established developed markets, like UK, Europe or USA. Not much attention has been paid towards understanding how Indian multinational corporations operate in newly emerging and developed markets, like Australia. This paper presents a detailed account of the literature on Indian IT firms and sheds light on their unique characteristics, and behaviour. It provides particular insights into their IT services, major multinationals, outward FDI policies and institutional constraints with regards to their operations in Australia. The paper highlights the significance of India's IT investment in Australia and trade relations between the two countries.

Australia's treatment of information technology (IT) can be characterized as falling between two policy extremes-laissez faire, market-directed strategy on the one hand, and strong government interventionist, plan-directed strategy on the other. The resultant policy mix is more