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India's Information Technology Sector: What Contribution to Broader Economic Development?

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  • Nirvikar Singh
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What contribution can information technology (IT) make to India’s overall economic development? This paper provides an analytical framework centred around the concepts of comparative advantage, complementarities, and innovation. There is strong evidence that India has a strong and sustainable comparative advantage in software development and IT-enabled services. Complementarities — in particular some form of domestic hardware industry as well as growing demand for software within the domestic market — are also important to sustain the growth of the IT sector, as well as to broaden its developmental impact. The paper also reviews innovative experiments of IT use to improve interactions between citizens and governments, farmers and corporations, and students and teachers in rural areas. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of opportunities for future growth in IT-enabled services, constraints to such dynamics, and possible policy responses. India faces existing and potential ... Quelle contribution les technologies de l’information peuvent-elles apporter au développement économique de l’Inde dans son ensemble ? Ce Document technique propose un cadre analytique fondé sur les concepts d’avantage comparatif, de complémentarités et d’innovation. Il est clair que l’Inde possède un avantage comparatif important et durable en matière de développement de logiciels et de services informatiques. Les complémentarités — en particulier une industrie nationale de composants informatiques ainsi qu’une demande croissante de logiciels sur le marché national — sont également importantes pour maintenir la croissance dans le secteur informatique, ainsi que pour élargir son impact sur le développement. Cet article examine également les expériences innovantes d’utilisation de l’informatique visant à améliorer les interactions entre citoyens et gouvernements, agriculteurs et entreprises, et entre étudiants et professeurs dans les zones rurales.Un bref débat sur les perspectives ...

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  • Nirvikar Singh, 2003. "India's Information Technology Sector: What Contribution to Broader Economic Development?," OECD Development Centre Working Papers 207, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:devaaa:207-en
    DOI: 10.1787/415611470546
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    2. Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang & Alexander Pitt & Seth Ayers, 2004. "Contribution of Information and Communication Technologies to Growth," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 15059.
    3. Thierry Mayer, 2006. "Policy Coherence for Development: A Background Paper on Foreign Direct Investment," OECD Development Centre Working Papers 253, OECD Publishing.
    4. Singh, Nirvikar, 2006. "ICTs and Rural Development in India," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series qt8j01m41b, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz.
    5. Singh, Nirvikar, 2004. "Transaction Costs, Information Technology and Development," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series qt1460z68n, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz.
    6. Singh, Nirvikar, 2004. "Transaction Costs, Information Technology and Development," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series qt3wq7n6nq, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz.
    7. Seema Joshi, 2009. "IT and ITES as an Engine of Growth : An Exploration into the Indian Experience," Development Economics Working Papers 22926, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
    8. Nirvikar Singh, 2008. "Transaction costs, information technology and development," Indian Growth and Development Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 1(2), pages 212-236, September.
    9. repec:hal:spmain:info:hdl:2441/10184 is not listed on IDEAS
    10. repec:spo:wpmain:info:hdl:2441/10184 is not listed on IDEAS
    11. Singh, Nirvikar, 2006. "Services-Led Industrialization in India: Assessment and Lessons," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series qt8jn2b8z6, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz.
    12. Singh, Nirvikar, 2006. "ICTs and Rural Development in India," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series qt8j01m41b, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz.
    13. repec:hal:wpspec:info:hdl:2441/10184 is not listed on IDEAS

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