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Information and Communication Technologies and Local Economic Development Policies: The British Case

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  • David Gibbs
  • Keith Tanner

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GIBBS D. and TANNER K. (1997) Information and communication technologies and local economic development policies: the British case, Reg. Studies 31, 765-774. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are fast becoming the basis of economic development and those areas which fail to participate in such developments risk increasing marginalization. In order to address this problem local authorities have increasingly incorporated ICT policies and initiatives into their local economic development strategies. Much of the evidence for this in Great Britain is partial and anecdotal. This paper provides an overview of the development of these local ICT initiatives from survey evidence. The evidence suggests that ICTs are an important component of policy, but their impact will be limited in the absence of a co-ordinated national response. GIBBS D. et TANNER K. (1997) Les technologies de l'information et de la communication et les politiques de developpement economique locales, Reg. Studies 31, 765-774. Les technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) vont bientot devenir la base du developpement economique et les secteurs qui ne participent pas a de tels developpements risquent d'etre marginalises. Afin d'aborder ce probleme, les administrations locales ont de plus en plus incorporedes politiques et des initiatives de TIC dans leurs strategies de developpement economique local. En Grande-Bretagne les preuves s'averent largement partiales et non confirmees. A partir des preuves provenant d'une enquete, cet article fournit une vue d'ensemble du developpement de ces initiatives de TIC locales. Les preuves laissent supposer que les TIC sont un element cle de politique. Cependant, l'impact se voit limiter par le manque d'une reponse nationale cordonnee. GIBBS D. und TANNER K. (1997) Informations-und Kommunikationstechnologien und o¨rtliche Wirtschaftsentwicklungpolitik: der Fall Grossbritannien, Reg. Studies 31, 765-774. Informations- und kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) sind auf bestem Wege, die Grundlage wirtschaftlicher Entiwicklung zu werden, und Gebiete, die es unterlassen, bei dieser Entwicklung mitzumachen, laufen zunehmend Gefahr, links liegen gelassen zu werden. Um dieses Problem anzugehen, haben o¨rtliche Verwaltungen zunehmend Entscheidungen und Initiativen fu¨r IKT in ihre o¨rtlichen Wirtschaftsentwicklungsbestrebungen aufgenommen. Im Grossbritannien sind Beweise dafu¨r unvollsta¨ndig und anekdotenhaft. Dieser Aufsatz bringt einen U¨berblick u¨ber die Entwicklung dieser o¨rtlichen IKT Initiativen auf Grund von auf Untersuchungen gestu¨tzten Beweisen. Das Beweismaterial legt nahe, dass IKT wichtiger Bestandteil der Vorgehensweise ist, doch ihre Auswirkung wird mangels koordinierter staatlicher Echos begrenzt bleiben.

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  • David Gibbs & Keith Tanner, 1997. "Information and Communication Technologies and Local Economic Development Policies: The British Case," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(8), pages 765-774.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:31:y:1997:i:8:p:765-774
    DOI: 10.1080/713693400
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