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An overview of ICT policies and e-strategies of select Asian economies
2004, Emmanuel C. Lallana, UNDP-APDIP
This publication provides a comparative study of ICT policies and e-strategies of nine Asian countries – India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. It identifies and analyses the strengths, weaknesses, similarities and gaps in policy formulation in Asia. It also serves to highlight how countries have evolved within their respective framework and environment to support their national ICT agendas. The first chapter in this publication presents the current state of infrastructure development in the selected countries. The second chapter reviews the existing ICT policies, while the third chapter presents a comparison of ICT policies in the countries (Author).