The University of Shimane

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UNU Seminar 2nd Shimane Session
World Economic system and IT Revolution -
Socio-Economic System in the Internet World -
The University of Shimane Director, Institute
for North East Research Prof. Yuji Masuda
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At the beginning of the 21 century
the Third Industrial Revolution, or Digital
Economy is emerging
world widely by IT.
And social-economic infrastructures
Are drastically changing.
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Paradigm Shift of Industrialization in the World
Economy
Pax Infomatica
The Third Industrial Revolution
IT Industry Bio Industry
-Global IT revolution-
The Second Industrial Revolution
Automobile Industry Aerospace Industry Computer
Industry
The First Industrial revolution
Machine Tool Industry Textile Industry
1800
1900
2000
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Economic System in East Asian Region
-Global IT Revolution -
1800
1900
2000
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Industrialization Path to IT
Technology Intensive
Capital Intensive
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Projection of Internet User in the World
(million)
200
150
100
0
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
(SourceAccess Media International)
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Socio-economic system has been changed
drastically by IT, New models of Socio-Economic
System are emerging
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Dimensions of Knowledge-Information Society
Knowledge Society
Development of e-Business
EC (Electronic Commerce) B2B(Business to
Business) B2C(Business to Consumer)
Educating Human Intelligent
E-learning
Development of New Business Model
IT Initiative for Education
Dimension 2
Dimension 1
Dimension 4
Dimension 3
Designing and Implementing e-Community
Generic Information Infrastructure
Broadband
NPO/NGO
E-Government G to C
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Socio-Economic Domains of Knowledge Society
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Mode of IT Literacy
Knowledge level Creation of new knowledge,
Information and communication
Information level Information Processing, handling
Data lileracy
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The development of network services
The explosive diffusion of internet?
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The general components of EC
Electronic Commerce (EC)
B to B
B to C
Between specified companies
Business to Consumer EC
Open Network
Open EDI etc.
Virtual shop etc.
CALS etc.
Encoding, Certification
Internet (TCP/IP)
(Source MITI)
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The Commerce model in internet society
contents / commerceservice
contents distribution service
shopping site
Internet economic space
Internet business middle ware
electronic settlement/electronic money
certification/encoding
Enterprise
Home
Cyber Market place
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The internet business support
- The business to support existing business by
internet-
The internet business support

• system solution service
• supply-chain management
• reservation system
• customer management system
• business agent service
• marketing
• etc.

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The development of EC
B B C
Supply-chain management(SCM) etc.
B to B
B to C
Cyber bookstore, stock company Automobile sales,
newspaper delivery etc.
CALS/EDI/bolero etc.
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In the Internet Society, or knowledge society
New mode of computing and communication are
underway in the Socio-Economic system
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Transition of Computing Mode
(million)
Ubiquitous
1000
Network-centric
PC-centric
100
System-centric
10
1970
1990
2010
2020
2000
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Towards Ubiquitous Network Knowledge Society
Ubiquitous Network Society
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World Economic System in 2020
106 Trillion
70Trillion
32trillion