Information and development: Are new technologies disrupting the path to development?

Information and development: Are new technologies disrupting the path to development? Phuah Eng Chye (6 July 2019) The favoured path to development was to climb the industrialisation ladder. Dani Rodrik notes “three characteristics collectively rendered manufactures a fantastic escalator to higher incomes for developing nations”. “First, manufacturing know-how was relatively easy to transfer across countries … “Information and development: Are new technologies disrupting the path to development?”

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Policy conversations and the language of information

Policy conversations and the language of information Phuah Eng Chye (22 June 2019) Policy conversations are bogged in a quagmire. Economies muddle along as economists debate the consequences of sustaining quantitative easing and fiscal stimulus. In the meantime, the public wonders if policy-makers are out of touch with their needs. Widespread public dissatisfaction increases the … “Policy conversations and the language of information”

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The information society landscape

The information society landscape Phuah Eng Chye (8 June 2019) Major societal transitions are distinguished by the emergence of new landscape features that differentiate the latest phase from the previous one. The industrial landscape was notable for expanding populations, factories, mercantile trading and bank lending. The transition to an information society features shrinking households, intangible … “The information society landscape”

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How information alters economic concepts

How information alters economic concepts Phuah Eng Chye (25 May 2019) Information always had a key role in societal advancement. However, its role was overshadowed by the visible pre-eminence of machines and technical knowledge in expanding physical infrastructure and production. The status of information has changed recently. The advent of technologies such as the internet, … “How information alters economic concepts”

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Critique of information

Critique of information Phuah Eng Chye (11 May 2019) “The global information order itself has, it seems to me, erased and swallowed up into itself all transcendentals. There is no outside space any more for such critical reflection. And there is just as little time. There is no escaping from the information order, thus the … “Critique of information”

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Defining the information society

Defining the information society Phuah Eng Chye (27 April 2019) Societies undergo stress from discontinuous change. The manufacturing sector shrinks and populations age as the physical is replaced by the intangible. Radical departures from traditional norms, behaviours and organisational structures cause disruption and social dislocation. Paradigms function as the lenses that we peer through to … “Defining the information society”

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