| TITLE : MAHATHIR MOHAMAD: A VISIONARY & HIS VISION OF MALAYSIA'S K-ECONOMY. |
PREFACE vii INTRODUCTION xi 1 Advancements in Communications Technology 1 2 E-Migration : Rising to the Challenges of the New Economic Frontier 11 3 Strengthening Growth and Mutual Prosperity 21 4 Smart Partnering for the New Economy 33 5 Asian-African Cooperation for Development 43 6 Transcending the Divide 55 7 Human Resource Development in the 21st Century 69 8 Sharing the Fruits of Globalisation 75 9 Mimos' Role in Malaysia's Move Towards a Knowledge-based Economy87 10 Small and Medium Industries : Critical Components of Industrial Growth and Development 97 11 Forces That Will Shape Our Common Digital Frontier 105 12 The Multimedia Super Corridor and the Growth of Electronic Commerce 119 13 On the Threshold of the Cyber Revolution 129 14 Asean's Global Trade with Latin America 143 15 Inventing Our Common Future 153 16 A Global Bridge to the Information Age 163 17 The Multimedia Super Corridor : Realising a Vision for Malaysia 183 18 Application of Information and Communications Technology for Development 199 19 The Multimedia Super Corridor : An Opportunity for Japanese Industry 209 20 Evolution of a Global Information Society 219 21 The Digital Economy and the Borderless World 233 INDEX 241