industry what is ict industry? manufacturing services goods related & intangible secondary,...
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Industry
What is ICT industry? Manufacturing Services
Goods related & intangible Secondary, tertiary &
quaternary
ICT industry = high value-added industry?
In general ; Yes
In LDCs, processing & routine assembly ; No
Global scale Industrial globalization
Transnationals
FDI
Transnationals = multinationals?
Division of transnationals Headquarters
R & D centres
Branch plants
Product life cycle theory
Reasons for transnational production
Improved communication
Lower production cost
Improved transport
Major branch plants of U.S. ICT industry
Mexico (Tijuana Triangle) Israel (Tel–Aviv–Yafo) India (Bangalore) China (Zhongguancun) H.K. (Cyberport & Science Park) S.E. Asia (Hsinchu, Singapore, Multimed
ia Super Corridor)
Unemployment, urban decay & labor flow caused by industrial relocation & new production mode
New production mode?
Factors causing unemployment
& urban decay (ICT industry)
U.S.
Branch plant area
Factors causing labor flow
International
Local