ICTs and the possibilities for leapfrogging by developing countries

Steinmueller, W. Edward

doi:10.1111/j.1564-913x.2001.tb00220.x

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“…Therefore, the production functions are estimated for each country subgroup individually in the next step. Table 4 So even with this slightly higher point estimate, there is no clear evidence of the 'leapfrogging' through ICT hypothesis described in Steinmueller (2001). As a remark, the coefficients for non-ICT capital services in developed countries and labor services in developing countries are insignificant.…”

Section: Econometric Modelmentioning

confidence: 73%

“…For the comparison of output elasticities between the three country groups, following e.g. Stiroh (2002), an (augmented) Cobb-Douglas production function without imposing constant returns to scale is estimated as follows: If the 'leapfrogging' effect described by Steinmueller (2001) holds, the output elasticities of ICT in developing and emerging countries should be larger than those in developed countries. Another alternative would be the mean group (MG) estimator that allows for parameter heterogeneity between countries as described in Pesaran and Smith (1995).…”

Section: Econometric Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On the one hand, developing and emerging countries might be lacking absorptive capacities like an appropriate level of human capital or other complementarity factors such as R&D expenditures 3 and therefore gain less than developed countries from investments in ICT. On the other hand, ICT could enable developing and emerging countries to 'leapfrog' traditional methods of increasing productivity as mentioned by Steinmueller (2001). The additional productivity gains could be triggered by "ICT-related spillovers or network effects" 4 as ICT may lower transaction costs and speed up the process of knowledge creation.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Here, the focus is not initially on competition to get more wealth. Rather, the initial focus is upon enabling access to technical systems that can alleviate poverty [27].…”

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Moveable Factories for Leapfrog Manufacturing in an Industrial Economy

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Richardson

2017

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Abstract:Moveable factories can enable leapfrogging of fixed industrial factories, and so make immediate contributions to global goals of more resilient sustainable manufacturing. Moveable factories bring into use diverse technological advances that reduce the number, size, and weight of machines needed to carry out manufacturing operations at points of supply and/or demand. However, fixed industrial factories continue to be the principal focus for development and application of new manufacturing technologies. At the same time, fixed industrial factories continue to be seen by policy makers around the world as the default option for developing prosperity: rather than as an old fashioned production paradigm to be leapfrogged over. In this paper, findings are reported from a case study investigating potential for moveable factories to bring leapfrog manufacturing to an industrial economy. This case study comprised literature review, interviews, and theoretical analyses. Study findings indicate that organisations in an industrial economy will consider moveable factories if fixed factories are not feasible, practical, or viable. By contrast, potential for improved efficiency and flexibility may not be sufficient to motivate a shift away from fixed industrial factories.

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“…The formal literature on the topic is extensive. For instance, it has been stated that the adoption with diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) promote growth and growth promotes ICTs adoption and diffusion (Norris, 2001;Steinmueller, 2001;Brynjolfsson & Hitt, 2003;Wallsten, 2005, Harggitai, 1999Quibria et al, 2000;Dasgupta et al, 2001;Oxley & Yeung, 2001; Robison & Crenshaw, 2002;Kiiski & Pohjola, 2002;Bellock & Dimitrova, 2003;Chinn & Fairlie, 2007). Billón, Marco and Lera-Lopez (2009) studied the patterns and factors affecting the adoption 1 of ICTs in developed and developing countries.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%