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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES –ONE ENGINE OF GLOBALIZATION
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES –ONE ENGINE OF GLOBALIZATION

Author(s): Daniela Popescu
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: globalization; information technology; communications; internet; digitization

Summary/Abstract: Technological changes are “the main engine of capitalism and evolution” (A. Toffler), “the fundamental driving force in transformation of an economy” (C. Freeman). The paper proposes a theoretical investigation of information and communication technologies evolution and their impact on the globalization of economy. It defines terms like globalization - with special attention focused on its economical dimension, technological change, and information and communication technologies.

  • Issue Year: 1/2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 20-36
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English