The new digital revolution: From the consumer Internet to the industrial Internet
The new digital technologies have led to widespread use of cloud computing, recognition of the potential of big data analytics, and significant progress in aspects of the Internet of Things, such as home automation, smart cities and grids and digital manufacturing. In addition to closing gaps in respect of the basic necessities of access and usage, now the conditions must be established for using the new platforms and finding ways to participate actively in the creation of content and even new applications and platforms. This message runs through the three chapters of this book. Chapter I presents the main features of the digital revolution, emphasizing that today’s world economy is a digital economy. Chapter II examines the region’s strengths and weaknesses with respect to digital access and consumption. Chapter III reviews the main policy debates and urges countries to take a more proactive approach towards, for example, regulation, network neutrality and combating cybercrime. The conclusion highlights two crucial elements: first, the need to take steps towards a single regional digital market that can compete in a world of global platforms by tapping the benefits of economies of scale and developing network economies; and second, the significance of the next stage of the digital agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2018), which will embody the latest updates to a cooperation strategy that has been in place for over a decade.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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| Subjects: | INTERNET, TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION, TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES, DESARROLLO ECONOMICO, INNOVACIONES TECNOLOGICAS, DESARROLLO INDUSTRIAL, BANDA ANCHA, CONSUMO, COSTOS, IGUALDAD, BRECHA DIGITAL, HOGARES, COMERCIO ELECTRONICO, REGULACION ECONOMICA, NORMAS, ACCESO A LA INFORMACION, CRIMENES MEDIANTE COMPUTADORAS, PROTECCION DEL CONSUMIDOR, MERCADOS, ESTRATEGIAS DEL DESARROLLO, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, BROADBAND, CONSUMPTION, COSTS, EQUALITY, DIGITAL DIVIDE, HOUSEHOLDS, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, ECONOMIC REGULATION, STANDARDS, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, COMPUTER CRIMES, CONSUMER PROTECTION, MARKETS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11362/38767 |
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