Information and Communication Technology Issues in the Greater China Region
Abstract
Editor's Desk Information and Communication Technology Issues in the Greater China Region Xin "Robert" Luo, University of New Mexico, luo@mgt.unm.edu Wei Zhang, University of Massachusetts Boston, wei.zhang@umb.edu This is the special issue that focuses on information and communication technology (ICT) issues in the Greater China Region. During the last three decades, China has made dramatic progress in economy and Chinese economy has been increasingly integrated into world economy. This special issue is mainly concerned with the role that ICT have been playing in this process. For the purpose of this special issue, the Greater China Region refers to the geographical areas with a dominating Chinese culture, rather than referring to political entities. These areas include the economies of mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. In a broad sense, the influence of the Great China Region extends to other Asian countries like Singapore whose national economies are strongly impacted by Chinese owned andlor managed businesses as well as large numbers of Chinese consumers. Driven by the fast growing economy, many companies in this region have launched ambitious strategic plans in ICT, and governments have been pursuing aggressive policies to open up new business opportunities and to reinforce the development