BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JANUARY 31, 2000 ISSUE
COVER STORY -- THE NEW ECONOMY Breaking Down the Barriers to the New Economy JAPAN Info-tech sector is about the only rising star in an economy just emerging from recession. Still carrying a lot of dead weight in sunset industries. Netizens: 20 million PC Owners: 30% of households SOUTH KOREA Runaway fascination with online trading and smart phones all the rage. Still, financial sector is a basket case, and more corporate restructuring a must. Netizens: 7.8 million PC Penetration: 23% of households TAIWAN Powerhouse in production of laptops, motherboards, and other computer hardware. Aims to triple size of software industry to $4.5 billion. Netizens: 4.2 million PC Owners: 35% of households INDIA Surprising new entrant, and info tech sector is growing. Although few of the foundations of a New Economy exist, its engineers have a knack for making software. Netizens: 2.1 million PC Owners: 2.5% of households CHINA Boasts fast-growing Internet and mobile phone markets. Beijing worried about e-dissidents. State-run companies facing shakeup. Netizens: 10 million PC Owners: 1.7% of households DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					RELATED ITEMS Edging toward the Information Age in Asia (int'l edition) TABLE: Breaking Down the Barriers to the New Economy INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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