The Infomation Sector in Singapore: Measuring Its Size and Economic Effects

Toh Mun Heng and Linda Low
Additional contact information
Toh Mun Heng: National University of Singapore Economics Department 10 Kent Ridge Avenue Singapore 0511 Republic of Singapore
Linda Low: National University of Singapore Economics Department 10 Kent Ridge Avenue Singapore 0511 Republic of Singapore

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 1989, vol. 20, issue December, 19-42

Abstract: Economic planners in Singapore have recognised the importance and vitality of information technology and have mounted a holistic approach in encouraging it. Institutional and manpower support initiated by the public sector has shown favorable results but the field remains very competitive among newly-industrialising countries. From a conceptual framework based on incipient theories on information technology, this paper makes an attempt to measure the size of the information sector in Singapore using an input-output methodology. The results are found to be favourable although a number of caveats may be raised regarding its apparent import dependency and foreign exchange earning capability which has turned from positive to negative over the ten-year period, 1973 - 1983. Other †issues concerning the institutional framework both domestically and internationally to support the sector efficiently and flexibly are also raised. Policy implications from the results of the input-output analysis are made to consolidate and reinforce current policies to promote information technology in Singapore.

Date: 1989
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.ukm.my/jem/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/jeko_20-2.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ukm:jlekon:v:20:y:1989:i:december:p:19-42

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia from Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Muhammad Asri Abd Ghani ().