This paper considers the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)1 and its impact on Information Technology (IT) based businesses. We summarize the factual background to, and contents of, the agreement, and then review those parts of the agreement (or omissions from the agreement) that are relevant to the IT field. IT is of interest both because of its potential importance as a contributor to business (and social) growth, but also because of the lesser international roles accorded to it in comparison with its sister, intellectual property (IP). The IT-related provisions of DR-CAFTA reflect international IT (and IP) controversies. But DR-CAFTA also raises questions of the place of agreements between states, their legal validity and their impact upon internationa...
KALISPELL, Mont., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced that a team of researchers from Flathead Valley Community College has won a 2010 AT&T Technology & Environment Award. FVCC is one of three colleges nationwide being recognized and will receive a $25,000 cash prize from AT&T. Instructors Christina Relyea, Effat Rady, Jim Boger, Jeremy Fritz and Ruth Wrightsman led the winning research team in which a cross- disciplinary group of faculty and students will investigate the impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) on the study and management of wolves in northwestern Montana.
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: ``Using Health Information Technology in Practice Redesign: Impact of Health Information Technology on Workflow.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: ``Using Health Information Technology in Practice Redesign: Impact of Health Information Technology on Workflow.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on October 31st, 2012 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
The purpose of the current study was to assess the impact of information technology on strategic flexibility for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Results of the study show that under conditions of low environmental dynamism, IT capabilities are associated with greater reactive strategic flexibility. Specifically, IT capabilities enabling the management of internal activities was significant. Under conditions of high environmental dynamism, IT capabilities are associated with greater proactive strategic flexibility. Specifically, IT capabilities enabling the management of competitor information was significant. Managerial as well as future research implications are discussed.
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The next generation of high-growth firms - the "gazelles" that reshape our economy and create millions of American jobs - are the companies that best leverage technology to start-up, grow and more effectively compete in the global marketplace, according to a new economic report released today by the Technology CEO Council (TCC). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120306/DC65177)
Business expert Norman Conquest, economist John Maynard Keynes and Karl Marx are featured in a hypothetical panel discussion that tackles the impact of information technology on corporate organizational structures. The discussion, though presented in a humorous manner, emphasizes the growing inability of many CEOs to keep in touch with the potential of computers to bring about a significant change in the operation of large companies.
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