Title :
The geography and organisation of the global knowledge economy - The example of ICT in India and its interactions with Sweden
Author :
Hermelin, Brita ; Demir, Robert ; Verhagen, Harko
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Human Geogr., Stockholm Univ., Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
This position paper presents the outline for a study of the changes in geography and organisation of the global knowledge economy and how the development of outsourcing and localisation of firms from the “global south” in the “global north” within ICT industry is supported by ICT tools.
Keywords :
economics; knowledge management; social aspects of automation; ICT industry; ICT tools; geography; global knowledge economy; outsourcing; Cities and towns; Educational institutions; Industries; computer-mediated communication; globalisation; organisational change; outsourcing;
Conference_Titel :
Information Society (i-Society), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-148-9
