Economics of the Internet
Does the internet bring tangible economic benefits to the nations
and people of Asia? Do government investments in infrastructure
bring the expected payoffs? This research area tackles the issues
of economics and the internet, including an ongoing analysis of
the digital divide, as a large percentage of the population of Asia
is not yet 'online'. The reasons for this, the repercussions of
this and how to reduce the gap are some of the studies that are
currently being carried out. E-commerce and the internet is another
area that is being widely explored by entrepreneurs, policy makers
and academics as this is an area that has much economic potential
and is still largely untapped in Asia. How the internet can be harnessed
to aid national development in Asian is the other area that is being
actively researched within the SIRC.
Investigator: Assistant Prof. Wayne Fu.
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Readiness Index of Asian Countries
The e-readiness index measures the extent to which a country's
business environment promotes the growth of Internet related business.
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