Development

, Volume 50, Issue 3, pp 24–29 | Cite as

The Digital Revolution and Development: The impact of Chinese policy and strategies

  • Xiudian Dai
Thematic Section
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Abstract

Xiudian Dai looks at how new information and communications technologies have impacted upon China's policy thinking on economic development and vice versa. The message is that China is able to become an important player in shaping the global digital agenda thus reducing western dominance over key technologies.

Keywords

information and communications technologies (ICTs) China leapfrogging informatization 3rd generation mobile communications (3G) digital versatile disc (DVD) 
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  • Xiudian Dai

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