Qiang, Christine Zhen-Wei2012-05-292012-05-292007978-0-8213-6720-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6606This report presents a comprehensive overview of the information, communication and technological sector in China, and the role it has played during economic and social transformation in the past decade. It provides guidance on the kind of reforms policy makers in China may wish to consider in pursuing the country's quest for continued ICT development. It also combines local perspectives with international experiences on how issues in areas such as legal and regulatory environment, telecommunications infrastructures, and IT industry have been addressed by other countries.en-USCreative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGOACTION PLANSADSLADVERTISINGASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINEAUTHENTICATIONAUTOMATIONB2BB2CBROADBANDBROADBAND NETWORKSBUSINESS MODELSBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESS PROCESSESBUSINESS PURPOSESBUSINESS TO BUSINESSBUSINESS TO CONSUMERBUSINESS TRANSACTIONSBUSINESS-TO-BUSINESSBUSINESS-TO-CONSUMERBUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER E-COMMERCEBUSINESSESCABLE TELEVISIONCALL CENTERSCAPABILITYCAPACITY BUILDINGCIOCIOSCOMMODITYCOMMUNICATION SERVICESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCOMPUTER FIRMSCOMPUTER HARDWARECOMPUTERSCOPYRIGHTCOPYRIGHTSCREDIT CARDCUSTOMER SERVICECUSTOMS DECLARATIONSDIGITAL CONTENTDIGITAL DIVIDEDIGITAL MEDIADIGITAL SUBSCRIBERDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDISTANCE LEARNINGE-BUSINESSE-BUSINESS MARKETE-BUSINESS PLATFORMSE-COMMERCEE-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENTE-COMMERCE SYSTEMSE-CUSTOMSE-GOVERNMENTE-GOVERNMENT INITIATIVESE-GOVERNMENT PROJECTSE-GOVERNMENT SYSTEME-MAILE-PAYMENTE-PROCUREMENTE-SIGNATUREE-TAXATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEGOVERNMENTEGOVERNMENT INITIATIVESELECTRICITYEMPLOYMENT CREATIONENABLING ENVIRONMENTENABLING ENVIRONMENTSEND USERSEQUIPMENTEXPORT MARKETSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFIXED COSTFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN TRADEFRAUDG2BG2CGENERAL PUBLICGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL MARKETGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT SERVICESGOVERNMENT WEB SITEGOVERNMENT WEB SITESHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESICTIMPLEMENTATION STRATEGYINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL ECONOMYINFORMATION FLOWSINFORMATION INDUSTRYINFORMATION SECURITYINFORMATION SERVICESINFORMATION SOCIETYINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONINNOVATIONSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERINTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERSINTERNET TELEPHONEISPJOINT VENTURESKNOWLEDGE SOCIETYLANLEGAL ENVIRONMENTLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL SYSTEMLEGAL SYSTEMSLICENSESLIMITED ACCESSLOCAL AREA NETWORKMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMANUFACTURINGMANUFACTURING INDUSTRYMARKET ACCESSMARKET ECONOMYMARKET SEGMENTMARKET SHARESMARKETINGMATERIALMOBILE COMMUNICATIONSMOBILE TELEPHONEMOBILE TELEPHONESMULTIMEDIAMULTIMEDIA BROADCASTMULTIPLE ACCESSNATURAL RESOURCESNETWORK INFRASTRUCTURENETWORK SECURITYNETWORKSNEW TECHNOLOGIESNEW TECHNOLOGYONLINE PAYMENTONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEMSONLINE PURCHASESONLINE SECURITYONLINE SHOPPERSONLINE TRANSACTIONSOPEN ACCESSOPEN SOURCE SOFTWAREOUTSOURCINGPCPENETRATION RATESPERSONAL COMPUTERPERSONAL DATAPIRACYPRICE INFORMATIONPRIVACYPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCT DESIGNPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTPRODUCTIVITYPROTECTION OF PRIVACYPROTOCOLPURE-PLAYQUERIESR&DRADIOREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY SYSTEMRESOURCE PLANNINGRESULTRESULTSSATELLITESEARCHSEMICONDUCTORSERVICE PROVIDERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL SERVICESSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTSPECTRUM MANAGEMENTSTANDARDIZATIONSUPERVISIONTECHNICAL SKILLSTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATIONTELECOMTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURETELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERSTELEPHONETELEPHONE PENETRATIONTELEPHONE SERVICETELEVISIONTRANSACTIONUNIVERSAL ACCESSUNIVERSAL SERVICEUSERSUSESVALUE CHAINVIDEOVOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOLVOIPVSATWEBWORLD TRADEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6720-9