Title :
ICT R&D Policies: An International Perspective
Author :
Ezell, Stephen ; Andes, Scott
Abstract :
Information and communication technology (ICT) is a crucial driver of economic growth. This has made ICT R&D vital to sustaining ICT as an engine of global growth. Although the US still performs the most ICT R&D globally, competition has intensified as US ICT R&D investment as a percentage of GDP has fallen noticeably - and has been surpassed by competitors - in the past decade.
Keywords :
economics; information technology; research and development; GDP; ICT R and D investment; Information and Communication Technology; US; Communications technology; Economic indicators; Engines; Investments; ICT R&D; information and communication technology; public policy;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2010.94