Title Japan and the Internet revolution / Ken Coates and Carin Holroyd

Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 202 pages) Contents Introduction: The Tip of the Digital Iceberg -- Uneasy Steps: Japan and the Development of the Internet -- Uneasy Steps: Government and the information Technology Revolution -- The Ketai Revolution: Mobile Commerce in Japan -- Japanese E-commerce -- The digital Face of Japan: National Dimensions of the Internet Revolution -- Reflections on a Networked Japan: Japan and the Future of the Digital Revolution Summary Japan and the Internet Revolution presents an image of a dynamic, innovative country, seeking to adapt the most important technology of this generation - the Internet - to the realities of Japanese life. The book examines the slow and sporadic development of the Internet in Japan and chronicles the dramatic emergence of the i-mode (DoCoMo) mobile Internet. The study also considers the response of the Government of Japan to the opportunities and challenges of the Internet, and examines the development of e-commerce and national patterns of Internet use. The authors counter the image of Japan as a debt-ridden nation, lacking in innovative spirit and technological creativity and presents a portrait of a country that has developed a strong nation-centred Internet presence, with technology superbly suited to local conditions and with a government struggling to catch up to the innovations introduced by numerous Japanese companies. On a broader scale, the book argues that national values, assumptions, traditions and institutions may be a critical factor in determining which countries are most likely to capitalize on the economic, social and political potential of the Internet Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-193) and index Notes Print version record Subject Information technology -- Economic aspects -- Japan Internet -- Economic aspects -- Japan Internet -- Japan BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Media & Communications. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Telecommunications. Information technology -- Economic aspects Internet Internet -- Economic aspects Digitale technieken. Internet. Japan Form Electronic book Author Holroyd, Carin ISBN 1403990077 9781403990075 1280219521 9781280219528 9780333921531 0333921534

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