AN OVERVIEW OF THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs) IN TURKEY: THE CURRENT PROBLEMS AND THE PREDICTIONS IN THE FUTURE

Year 2013, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 63 - 74, 01.12.2013

Gokce Akdemir Omur

Abstract

Globalization and technological developments have caused big changes on economical, political, education etc. areas. Communication technology develops in the paralell to the advances of technology. All firms as a player have to struggle in the network economy and the ICT. Businesses, all players, communicate and link each other easily with their customers, suppliers and other stakeholders by the Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). All rivals and other players have been tackling to survive and to obtain a sustainable competitive advantages in sharply competitive environment that is resulted from the ICT. It is shown that there is a new dynamic order in conjunction with the network economy. Knowledge is one of the important success factors in the new order.While passing from capital based industrial society to knowledge based information society, businesses challenge each others by using information effectively and developing innovative strategies. The ICT affects on many sectors as well as economy of countries in the world. In the light of these developments it can be said that the ICT is vital factor and have strategic importance for developing of a country. Many countries have been investing in the ICTs sectors in order to growth in the network economy. In light of this information, the study aims to analyze overview of the ICTs in Turkey with a context of exist status, current problems, potantial solutions and predictions in the future

Keywords

The Network Economy, The New Economy, Knowledge, Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs)

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