Technology Policy and The Diffusion of Computing: A Study in Asia-Pacific Nations

该项目涉及对一种独特的， 技术政策在发展中国家的作用的纵向数据库 在12个亚太国家推广计算技术。 的 目的是：（1）描述国际发展趋势 传播计算技术;（2）发展对 政府技术政策与扩散的关系 （3）评估环境因素的影响， 特别是经济发展和计算基础设施， 计算机的扩散。 该方法涉及定量 分析-按国家、国家间和时间- 的程度、速度、广度和模式之间的关系 计算扩散和两组独立变量： 环境因素和技术政策。 分析将使用 1980-1992年期间已经收集的数据， 每年为每个国家补充。 定量分析 将通过参考以下定性案例得到支持： 每个国家的政治、经济和基础设施环境， 政府技术政策及其扩散结果。 的 分析结果还将由各国的专家进行审查， 熟悉政府的技术政策和计算扩散。 研究结果将为人们对这一问题的认识提供新的思路 环境因素和政府的相对影响 关于推广计算机生产和使用的技术政策 在一个国家内，在不同国家之间。 结果也将 包括一般之间关系的一般模型 一个国家的经济条件和计算扩散;以及 一个独特而有价值的数据库，其他学者可以使用它来研究 相关的科学和政策问题。

This project involves the scientific analysis of a unique, longitudinal data base on the role of technology policy in the diffusion of computing in twelve Asia-Pacific countries. The purposes are to: (1) describe evolving trends in the international diffusion of computing technology; (2) develop understanding of the relationship between government technology policy and the diffusion of computing; and (3) assess the effect of environmental factors, especially economic development and computing infrastructure, on the diffusion of computing. The method involves quantitative analysis--by country, across countries, and over time--of relationships between the extent, rate, breadth and pattern of computing diffusion and two sets of independent variables: environmental factors and technology policy. The analyses will use data already collected for the period 1980-1992, which will be supplemented annually for each country. The quantitative analysis will be bolstered by reference to qualitative case histories of each country's political, economic and infrastructure environment, its government technology policy, and its diffusion results. The analyses also will be reviewed by experts in each country who are familiar with government technology policy and computing diffusion. The results of the research will be new understanding about the relative influences of environmental factors and of government technology policy on the diffusion of computing production and use within a country and across countries. The results also will include a general model of the relationship between general economic conditions in a country and computing diffusion; and a unique and valuable database that other scholars can use to pursue related scientific and policy questions.