The Adoption of Communication and Information Technologies and the Local Development

This paper examines the imbalances in the availability and usage of communication and information technology infrastructure. These imbalances could be broadly attributed to differences in funding, management and technical expertise, exposure and awareness to available technologies, training, and other infrastructures like Ramp;D institutions. In our sample, the imbalances could be broadly attributed to differences factors as industry, dimension, management education, but also to lack of cooperation, workers mobility and reduced markets witch are common factors in disfavoured regions