How should we understand the digital economy in Asia? Critical assessment and research agenda

• Main Authors: LI, Kai, KIM, Dan J., LANG, Karl R., KAUFFMAN, Robert J., NALDI, Maurizio
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: Asian digital economy; COVID-19 pandemic; Digitalization; Digital trade; Digital transformation; Economic growth; Emerging technologies; Firm-level technological sophistication; Global value chains; Industrial infrastructure; Information and communication technologies (ICTs); Information technology (IT); Informatization; IT innovation; Smiling curve; Technological change; Technology impacts; Transaction costs; Value chain participation; Asian Studies; Databases and Information Systems; E-Commerce
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/5994; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/6997/viewcontent/Digital_Economy_Asia_2020_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

By Asian digital economy, we refer to high-tech developments, business and social transformations, and information-driven changes in the region's growth. We discuss its background and foundations, significance in Asia and contribution to removal of historical barriers in traditional business. W...