TY - GEN
T1 - Globalization and ICT innovation policy
T2 - 14th International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology, ICACT 2012
AU - Saleem, Ayesha
AU - Higuchi, Kiyohide
N1 - Funding Information:
E. Cano expresses his gratitude to the Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture for the scholarship granted to him.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This paper is about the new role of academic institutions in the economic development of developing countries. Educational institutes are significant in propelling economic development as they are the powerful drivers, technology centres, developers and investors. Universities can affect the economic growth of developing countries. The study identifies the current technology innovation in the field of education and analyzes the case of Pakistan and developed countries. The purpose of this new role of academic institutions is to touch virtually every aspect of daily lives and the prosperity of the communities live in rural areas. At a larger scale it aims to initiate a process of policy learning, exchange between countries in different stages of economic development and knowledge sharing with their universities research students.
AB - This paper is about the new role of academic institutions in the economic development of developing countries. Educational institutes are significant in propelling economic development as they are the powerful drivers, technology centres, developers and investors. Universities can affect the economic growth of developing countries. The study identifies the current technology innovation in the field of education and analyzes the case of Pakistan and developed countries. The purpose of this new role of academic institutions is to touch virtually every aspect of daily lives and the prosperity of the communities live in rural areas. At a larger scale it aims to initiate a process of policy learning, exchange between countries in different stages of economic development and knowledge sharing with their universities research students.
KW - IC T education
KW - ICT
KW - Innovation
KW - Policy
KW - Role of Universities
KW - Technology catch-up/transfer
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84860566548
SN - 9788955191639
T3 - International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology, ICACT
SP - 563
EP - 567
BT - 14th International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology
Y2 - 19 February 2012 through 22 February 2012
ER -
