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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
(Las Vegas, USA Dec 01, 2005) - Call for
participation in digital economy research
International Institute of Management (IIM) announced today an invitation to digital economy experts,
consultants and professors to participate in worldwide collaborative research
project on digital economy.
Over the past decade
information and communication technology (ICT) along with the Internet caused
fundamental changes to our economies, business and societies. Every major change
creates new opportunities and challenges, new industries, markets and jobs. Over
the next few decades several nations will make and lose wealth, gain or lose
competitive advantages, advance or lag in socio-economic development.
In this management research
study, IIM is calling experts to collaborate on publishing an international best
practices guide to digital economy. Aiming to help address issues and questions that many
economic and business leaders are facing. Some of these questions include:
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What is the Global Digital Economy?
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What is E-Government, E-Commerce, E-Learning,
E-Media and E-Health?
- What are the emerging
opportunities and challenges for countries, businesses and individuals?
- What are the new
developments and trends that are changing the global economy and market
place?
- What are the key enabling
technologies?
- How can they stimulate
economic development and improve productivity?
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How do they impact the current business and work
models?
- What is the impact of the
new digital economy on traditional professions?
- What are the new knowledge
and skill-sets required to survive and compete in these changing times?
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Who are the main global players and what are
they doing?
- What are the key lessons
and best practices learned from the early adopters?
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How do they win in the new global digital
market?
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How to avoid the pitfalls?
According to Mr. Med Yones – IIM
president, “In this study our aim is to bridge the gap between
theory and application by selecting key findings from advanced consulting and
research projects that will prove meaningful and useful to digital economy
students, policy makers, practicing managers, executives, consultants and
educators”.
The results will be published in a book that contains several articles and
papers that address the issues, implications and results of key national and
corporate studies dealing with the management of business in the new digital
economy.
All submitted papers shall provide ideas, frameworks, checklists, tools,
insights, and caveats learned over a decade of the authors’ seminal work,
research and consulting projects in the digital economy.
The material in this book can also be used as a primary or complementary text
for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses that focus primarily on the
emerging global digital economy
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The study will be published in a book by mid of
2007.
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Each chapter shall contain a collection of
leading experts papers/articles to address one or more question/topic.
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The book will be promoted and distributed to
governments officials, major public and private enterprise and education
institutes
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All submissions are expected to be royalty free
and copyrighted by IIM.
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Authors, institutes and company names shall be
clearly identified at the beginning of each chapter and on each paper.
About IIM: International Institute of management (IIM)
is an advanced management best practices
research and education institute. IIM is a co-funding and implementation
partner of 3 EUMEDIS project. IIM's EUMEDIS research and education
network consist of 41 universities and organizations from 16 countries. IIM
education provides managers with the latest and most
advanced business thinking from leading management gurus.
For enquires, please contact us at
Tel: +1.702.515.7447 or Email: media1(at)iim-edu.org
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