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- Title
Telecommunications and Economic Development: Assessing Public Strategies.
- Authors
Read, William H.; Youtie, Jan L.
- Abstract
This article focuses on how the telecommunications industry is likely to alter the traditional tools and strategies that economic developers use to attract and retain firms. Several case studies reveal that there are several key components in trying to win with telecommunications. The strongest component in all five cases studied is vision. The city of Richardson, Texas encapsulated its vision in the slogan 'Texas Telecom Corridor.' In Singapore, the former prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, acted as visionary, using his governmental powers, to sell the idea. In Atlanta, Georgia, its was John Patrick Crecine of the Georgia Institute of Technology who touted a high technology olympics. Besides vision, three other elements played a central role. They are political strategies, technological executives and new network applications.
- Subjects
RICHARDSON (Tex.); TEXAS; SINGAPORE; ATLANTA (Ga.); GEORGIA; UNITED States; TELECOMMUNICATION; ECONOMIC development
- Publication
Industrial & Corporate Change, 1995, Vol 4, Issue 4, p667
- ISSN
0960-6491
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/icc/4.4.667