Development in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics

This paper outlines the ICT statistical developments that the ABS has undertaken over recent years. These developments have been on both the supply side (ICT industry) and the demand side (use of IT by sector). The content of ABS ICT surveys has changed significantly over the last few years and are expected to develop further in line with industry changes and emerging policy needs.
Recent developments in household collections have been the inclusion of IT use questions in the 2001 Census of Population and Housing and in various ABS social surveys such as Children's Participation in Culture and Leisure Activities. Annual business IT use surveys are now conducted and include topics such as Internet commerce and IT security. Biennial ICT industry surveys are conducted to provide data on ICT production, imports and exports, ICT industry employment, performance and structure information. An Internet activity survey is run every six months and provides regional Internet access details and infrastructure details on Internet service providers.
A major development for 2002–03 will be the compilation of an ICT satellite account. ABS intends to produce an ICT Information Development Plan to guide its future statistical development work in the ICT field.     

BUILDING CARS TO CUSTOMER ORDER — WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR INBOUND LOGISTICS OPERATIONS?

The automotive industry is undergoing a strategic transition. Cost pressure from rising stock levels in the market and increasing incentives needed to sell these vehicles are forcing vehicle manufacturers to rethink their prevalent “stock‐push” approach, building vehicles against a forecast and selling from stock, in favor of a stock‐less “build‐to‐order” order fulfillment strategy. More responsive order fulfillment at the vehicle manufacturer level however will not only require flexible and responsive component supply, but will also have wide ramifications for the logistics operations. Based on three case studies of major inbound logistics operations, this exploratory study assesses their ability to support such a build‐to‐order approach, as well as the potential implications of such transition. The paper concludes with a set of general strategies for how these implications could be mitigated.     

THE LAST MILE: AN EXAMINATION OF EFFECTS OF ONLINE RETAIL DELIVERY STRATEGIES ON CONSUMERS

The Internet has increased the level of importance of the end‐consumer market to transportation carriers. In two between subject experiments, carrier disclosure on retail merchant websites is examined as a strategic differentiation strategy. Predictions are offered concerning effects of carrier disclosure strategies on product delivery‐related expectations, consumer attitudes, and intentions to purchase a product online. Results from Study 1 reveal significant differences between disclosure and nondisclosure of the carrier for numerous product delivery‐related variables, as well as many differences between the six carriers examined in this first study. Study 2 extends these findings by showing that providing consumers with a choice of carrier leads to increased levels of satisfaction with the online experience and greater willingness to buy, relative to nondisclosure and disclosure strategies.     

应用型本科院校“管理信息系统”教学改革研究

以应用型本科院校铜陵学院为例,文章从课程体系、教学改革、实验教学、教材建设等几个方面总结、分析计算机系对＂管理信息系统＂所进行的课程教学改革,结果发现,无论在培养学生分析解决问题的能力方面,还是在增强学生实际应用及操作能力方面,课程教学改革都取得了较好的效果。     

农业多功能性理论的演进——基于贸易政策视角的研究综述

农业多功能性是指农业生产所具有的经济、生态、文化、环境等多重功能。国外关于农业多功能性的理解不一,而国内主要是围绕农业多功能性的内涵与意义、价值表现、对发达国家的经验借鉴等方面进行论述。主要经历了起源、发展和应用三个演化阶段。在农业多功能性的理解和应用方面,主要形成了三个不同的集团：持反对意见的美国和部分凯恩斯集团成员;持认同态度的日韩欧盟等发达国家;既支持又有反时意见的以巴西、印度为代表的发展中国家。未来农业多功能性这一领域的研究主要集中在以下三点：第一,加强对非贸易关注、联合生产等核心问题的研究,并加强相关实证分析;第二,从战略高度,关注粮食安全和农业的可持续发展;第三,以农业多功能性为都市农业发展的切入点,引导农业可持续发展的新趋势。     

中国区域经济差距研究综述

近年来中国东、中、西部地区经济差距有逐渐扩大的趋势,再次引起了政府和学术界的关注。中央在十八大明确提出要实施全国经济协调发展战略,让不同地区的人民都能实现中国梦。实现中国梦的第一前提是公平。而区域差距的扩大显然有违公平原则,在这个大背景下,缩小区域差距便成为中国当前时期一个亟待解决的艰巨任务。参考大量国内外研究区域经济差距的重要文献,按照逐步深入的顺序,从区域经济差距的研究方法到中国区域差距度量和变化趋势,再到中国区域经济差距的成因和对策,依次进行概括总结,并进行了相关评述,提出了一个缩小区域差距的新思路,作为下一步研究的重点方向。     

人类发展的本质与发展研究的趋势

关于人类发展本质的探究对于我们正确把握发展实践具有重要意义。虽然关于人类发展本质的研究可以追索到古希腊,哲学家们也对人类美好生活的本质和特征进行了充分的探讨,但在经济学界仍然存在着对发展概念和意义深度挖掘的遮掩,致使哲学研究的成果因为缺乏验证其理论的必要工具和专业知识而不能使其被发展实践所接受。只有通过社会调查和哲学反思的结合,发展研究才能真正挖掘人类发展的终极目的。     

县域优势产业与金融资源配置分析——以吉林省长白县经济发展为例

相比较大中城市全方位的经济发展模式,县域经济的发展应发挥比较优势,突出特色资源,以优势产业经济为核心,引导金融资源在产业结构间合理配置,而金融资源又具有引导和配置其他资源的推动力作用,其逐利性特征也应与县域经济的优势产业有机结合,从而实现共赢。本文拟通过分析长白县域经济发展的优势产业、金融资源情况,提出相关建议,引导金融资源在县域经济发展中的合理有效配置。     

福建省水产业二十年改革与发展

改革开放２０年来,福建省水产业有了突飞猛进的发展。主要经验：一是解放思想、开拓思路;二是改革渔业经济体制;三是实施科教兴渔;四是扩大国际交流与合作;五是加强法制建设