Information technology: A new era?

Do the advances in information technology equate to a new industrial revolution? The advances made by IBM, Dell and many other manufacturers have resulted in massive changes to our working lives. This free course, Information technology: A new era?, looks at whether it is possible to predict the future of this industry by comparing it to the development of the automobile industry in the USA.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Technological advancement
• 1 Technological advancement
• 2 Technological change and economic growth
• 2 Technological change and economic growth
• 2.1 Industrial revolutions and technological change
• 2.2 The effect of technology on productivity
• 3 Information technology, productivity and growth
• 3 Information technology, productivity and growth
• 3.1 The impact of information technology
• 3.2 Is productivity sustainable?
• 3.3 A summary
• 4 ‘Garage tinkerers’: new economy or industry life cycle?
• 4 ‘Garage tinkerers’: new economy or industry life cycle?
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 The industry life cycle
• 4.3 Live fast, die young
• 4.4 Prices and industrial change
• 4.5 Technological change
• 4.6 Changes in industry structure
• 4.7 The future?
• 5 Conclusion
• 5 Conclusion
• Questions for review and discussion
• References
• Acknowledgements