Regional integration 2.0 : facilitating regional integration and development with collaborative technologies
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01/12/2012
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Resumo |
The current global economic instability and the vulnerability of small nations provide the impetus for greater integration between the countries of the South Pacific region. This exercise is critical for their survival. Past efforts of regional integration in the South Pacific have mostly failed. However, today’s IT collaborative capabilities provide the opportunity to develop a shared IT infrastructure to facilitate integration in the South Pacific. In developing an IT-backed model of regional integration, this study identifies and reports on the antecedents of the current stage for integration in the Pacific. We conducted interviews with twenty five individuals from various sectors and find that while most respondents were optimistic about the potential of IT-backed regional integration, significant challenges exists. The study identifies and discusses these challenges providing policy implications to stakeholders in the regional integration process. The findings will assist in suggesting a model of regional integration 2.0 for the Pacific region. |
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Australasian Conference on Information Systems / Deakin University |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/53984/8/prasad-regionalintegration-2012.pdf http://dro.deakin.edu.au/view/DU:30049091 Prasad, Acklesh, Finau, Glen, & Samuwai, Jale (2012) Regional integration 2.0 : facilitating regional integration and development with collaborative technologies. In (Ed.) ACIS 2012 : Location, location, location : Proceedings of the 23rd Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Australasian Conference on Information Systems / Deakin University, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, pp. 1-11. |
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Copyright 2012 The Authors |
Fonte |
QUT Business School; School of Accountancy |
Palavras-Chave | #080614 Pacific Peoples Information and Knowledge Systems #regional integration #south pacific #collaborative technologies #developing economies #web 2.0 |
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Conference Paper |