| WSIS STOCKTAKING & PARTNERSHIPS : ACTIVITY DETAILS |
| Entity: |
Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) website of the entity |
| Activity: |
Study: The Critical Role of the Software Industry in Latin America website of the activity |
| Activity description: | This economic study condcludes that stimulating the commercial software sector in order to increase IT capital accumulation yeilds positive impacts on GDP, productivity, employment and IT infrastructure development. Consequently, public policy efforts to stumulate growth of the commercial software sector can benefit the overall economic performance of a country. This report summarizes economic analyses in 8 Latin America markets including: Argentina, Brazil, Chile,Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela. The public policy framework recommended includes government policies that promote: free trade, good captial access, open and competitive procurement policies, strong intellectual property protections, high quality human capital development, vibrant government R&B, basic online legal structures, strong network security and consumer confidence. |
| Contact: | Send a message to the contact for this activity |
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| Entity from: International |
| Geographical coverage of the activity: Regional |
| WSIS action lines related to this activity:
Theme 1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development Theme 5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs Theme 15. Towards WSIS Phase 2 (Tunis) (PoA, Section F) |
| Related MDGs:
MDG 8. Develop a global partnership for development |
| Activity type: Publication |
| Time scale: Completed |
| Partners: Nathan & Associates, Sallstrom Consulting |