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IT Abroad : East Asia Focus

Team Members (so far):

• Lars Bergstrom, UW, lars@cs.washington.edu User:Lars
• Walker Duhon, UW, wduhon@cs.washington.edu Walker

Project Statement: For now, the subject of the project is left intentionally vague. As more people join and we'll negotiate a final project topic (based on interests and the availability of source material) that falls inside the overall spectrun of IT issues in East Asia. Some ideas are below giving some idea of the direction of our thinking. In general, the question to be resolved is whether the emphasis should be placed on issues involving one paricular nation in East Asia, or whether the emphasis should involve an issue that affects the region in general. There should be some overlap given either choice, as the discussion concerning one particular nation would probably need to include a sub-discussion on its relationship with the rest of the region.

Some Ideas:

• Profile of <nation>'s IT ecosystem: How does culture, level of development, political structure, broader industrial policy affect <nation>'s IT ecosystem. Who were/are the major players (IT firms, Universities, Bureaucracies, scientists, etc.) involved in IT development, and what are the next developments likely to be? Of particular interest are the ways in which <nation>'s policies and practices differ from the United States, and if there is anything that can be learned or applied from <nation>'s model. Also of interest is <nation>'s ecosystem in relation to the broader global community. <nation> might be...
  • China: With a fast growing economy and IT industry, and having major relevence to the offshore outsourcing issue. Some questions to explore: What do China's growth prospects mean for the future of the IT industry in the U.S.? What is the government doing to promote IT growth, and what policies are effective/ineffective?
  • Japan: A major industrialized nation, with living standards roughly on par with the U.S., but with an economic system that operates on different principles. There is a lot of English language material on Japan, and after some preliminary investigation, and it looks like there are some pretty good sources of information on IT in Japan. Some questions: How does IT fit into Japan's overall industrial policy? What is Japan's role in the growing cooperation between Japan, China, and South Korea in IT?

• IT in East Asia: Focusing specifically on the growing intercooperation of East Asian nations in IT. In particular, there seems to be an interesting story to tell regarding the growing ties between China, Japan, and South Korea... IPV6, mobiles, Linux; what are the implications for Open Source, and the broader structure of the software industry?