Template for IT Capability Sourcesheet Date:__________
Team members:
Country:
| Dimension | # |
Category | High |
Med. |
Low |
Comments/Notes/URL Sources |
| Political environment | 1 |
Political stability | ü |
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2 |
Extent of government promotion of IT | ü |
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3 |
Trade barriers to IT diffusion | ü |
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4 |
Regulation/restriction of IT ownership | ü |
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5 |
Legal protection for international software copyrights & trade secrets | ü |
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| Educational System | 6 |
Literacy | ü |
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7 |
IT literacy | ü |
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| Language/ Culture | 8 |
Extent of knowledge of English | ü |
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9 |
Extent of set of written symbols in native language | ü |
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10 |
Hofstede MAS | ü |
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11 |
Hofstede UAI | ü |
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12 |
Hofstede PDI | ü |
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13 |
Hofstede (IND) | ü |
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14 |
Computer-Based Media Support Index (See Straub et al. 1996) | ü |
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| IT Diffusion | 15 |
Extent of phones per capita | ü |
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16 |
Extent of computers per capita | ü |
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17 |
Extent of TV per capita | ü |
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18 |
Extent of IT usage | ü |
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| Telecommun-ications | 19 |
Extent of Internet connections | ü |
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| Infrastruct. | 20 |
Support for EDI | ü |
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21 |
Availability of digital networks | ü |
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22 |
Availability of ISDN/fiber | ü |
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| Dimension | # |
Category | High |
Med. |
Low |
Comments/Notes/URL Sources |
| Computer Industry | 23 |
Extent of native software industry | ü |
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24 |
Extent of native hardware industry (new manufacture, copy, assemble) | ü |
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| Economy | 25 |
Quality of physical infrastructure | ü |
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26 |
Extent of privitization | ü |
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27 |
GNP per capita | ü |
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28 |
Extent of joint ventures with international firms | ü |
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29 |
Extent of foreign direct investment | ü |
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30 |
Existence/strength of its stock market with respect to world marketplace | ü |
Other Pertinent Information:
Overall Assessment of IT Capability of Country (2 sentences maximum):
Attractiveness of the Country from an IT Strategic Perspective (2 sentences maximum):