On May 16, 2012, the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a "round table" on the topic "Eastern Countries and new Information and Communication Technologies" (ICT), organized by the Center for Research on General Problems of the Modern East (CIOPSV). The round table was attended by employees of the CIOPSV Institute of International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, other divisions of the Institute, Moscow State Open University( MSU), undergraduates of the Institute of Asian and African Countries of Moscow State University. The round table participants focused on socio-economic and socio-political processes in the Eastern countries in the context of the unfolding information and communication revolution (ICR). The meeting was opened by S. A. Panarin, Head of the CIOPSV. The round table was held in two sections. Problems of the first section "Economic and social processes in Eastern countries and ICT". N. N. Tsvetkova (Institute of Information Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences) made a presentation on "ICT production and distribution of new ICTs in Eastern countries". She noted that significant changes in the international division of labor are taking place in connection with the development of ICR. On the one hand, thanks to new technologies, high-quality information transfer is provided in a large volume, on the other hand, the cost of this information transfer is reduced. Eastern countries are playing an increasingly important role in the production of ICT goods and services, and this sphere is being developed there with the active participation of TNCs (this may include South Korean Samsung, Taiwan's Hong Hai, Singapore's Flextronics, China's Lenovo, etc.). China has become a world leader in the production and export of ICT goods - computer and electronic equipment. India has been the world's leading exporter of information and computer services since 2006. It is also a leader in such an area as outsourcing ... Читать далее