information technology

The report indicates that Massachusetts is experiencing a surge in nanoscale technologies. As of February 2004, close to 100 companies in the state are using or developing the technologies, half of which are within the healthcare and electronics industries. Massachusetts venture capital community has also invested in companies using or developing nanotech.

The discussion paper prepared for the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy suggests that policymakers must understand the ways in which the information technology revolution is transforming business operations across both new and traditional industries. The authors conclude that companies must effectively use technology and help to facilitate strong relationships between and among regions.

The report from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the value of collecting archival data to evaluate the Advanced Technology Programs impact on short-term and long-term business success. The report concludes with suggestions on improving the National Institute of Standards and Technologys internal data collection and integration.

The report from the Center For Economic Analysis finds that information technology (IT) related jobs generate an additional $195,000 in new personal income for Connecticut residents. The report details the significance of essential and related IT jobs to the Connecticut economy by showing the ripple effects they exert through the economy.

The study funded by the Rural Internet Access Authority estimates that the implementation of grid computing in North Carolina will provide a $10 billion economic boost to the states economy, leading to an additional 24,000 jobs and $7.2 billion in personal income. The report also predicts a 1.5 percent increase in aggregate labor productivity and $1.2 billion in additional communications services.

The report from the Progressive Policy Institute contends that in order to restore the publics confidence in an activist and progressive government, a radical reinvention initiative to bring government into the Information Age must take place.

The authors investigate how Californian regulatory authorities and the principal stakeholders that have contributed to the design of the ZEV Mandate have dealt with this complex task.

The paper presents a detailed overview of transparency dilemmas in interorganizational forms of cooperation (i.e., alliances) in the Dutch agriculture and food industry. The overview of dilemmas and related alliance factors are based on a literature research and analysis of two collaborative transparency cases in Dutch agriculture and food industry.

The paper aims to improve understanding of how exploitative and explorative learning of firms is enhanced through their social capital. Findings indicate that direct ties have a moderating effect on indirect ties only in the case of exploitative learning. Firm size and technological distance between a firm’s partners also have a differential effect on exploitative and exploitative learning.

The authors study the tendency to connect to the Internet, and the online and offline shopping behavior of connected persons, to draw inferences about whether the Internet is a substitute or a complement for cities. Using online and offline spending data, the authors find that connected persons spend more on books and
clothing online, relative to their offline spending, if they are farther from offline stores.