Spatial Aspects of ICT Development in Russia |
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Authors: | Desislava Kolarova Asel Samaganova Ivan Samson Patrick Ternaux |
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Institution: | PEPSE, ‘Espace Europe’ Institute , UPMF Grenoble – France, 151 rue des Universités, F-38400, St Martin d Hères, France E-mail: dkolarova@caramail.com |
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Abstract: | The paper investigates the potentials of ICT in Russia for tackling the challenges of huge territory, strong regional disparities, segmentation of economic space and over-centralisation by Moscow. The Internet currently imposes a definite regional discrimination in Russia based on complex criteria, which are not limited to household incomes. After initial polarisation in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Internet use is now concentrated in a dozen Russian regions, marking a shift to polycentric polarisation, but Internet service activities remain concentrated in Western Russia. A new wave of centrifugal trends is starting thanks to offshore outsourcing in software development, in which Russia is preferred to China and India. |
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