Japan vs. China in technology?

As we can see Japan makes better cars and robots and other electronic stuff like cellphones and tvs, but China makes overall better computers (lenovo beats toshiba, sony, etc). Also, China makes advanced weapons likes fighters, nukes, and ICBMS. So overall, which country is more technologically advanced?

China has probably the best military technology in the world but Japan has the best technology used for common citizens in the future.

China may be backward in new inventions and sophisticated innovations without the reverse-engineering, but that is mostly due to its long years of isolation from the capitalist world.

But now since it has joined the competiton on equal terms (actually relatively favorable terms) it’s only a matter of time before they catch up.

The market remaining favorable, China has the most powerful resource on earth; man/brain power 1.3 billioin strong and counting.

A big issue in China is all of the imitation products they manufacture. There is no innovation..

References: : 
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/12/opinion/edchoate.php

Study Shows China as World Technology Leader

Technology indicators show China ahead of the U.S. in technological standing

Atlanta (January 24, 2008) —A new study of worldwide technological competitiveness suggests China may soon rival the United States as the principal driver of the world’s economy – a position the U.S. has held since the end of World War II. If that happens, it will mark the first time in nearly a century that two nations have competed for leadership as equals.

The study’s indicators predict that China will soon pass the United States in the critical ability to develop basic science and technology, turn those developments into products and services – and then market them to the world. Though China is often seen as just a low-cost producer of manufactured goods, the new “High Tech Indicators” study done by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology clearly shows that the Asian powerhouse has much bigger aspirations.

Georgia Tech’s “High Tech Indicators” study ranks 33 nations relative to one another on “technological standing,” an output factor that indicates each nation’s recent success in exporting high technology products. Four major input factors help build future technological standing: national orientation toward technological competitiveness, socioeconomic infrastructure, technological infrastructure and productive capacity.

China has been dramatically improving its input scores, which portends even stronger technological competitiveness in the future.

References : 

http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?id=1682

Malaysia Internet Subscribers to Double by 2012

January 30, 2007 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The number of the Internet subscribers in Malaysia is expected to reach the 10 million mark in the next five years according to Telekom Malaysia (TM) Bhd General Manager of Strategic Development Division, Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek. His statement is based on the growing trend of Internet users in the last three years as Malaysia moved towards advanced information, communications and multimedia services.

In 2004 the number of subscribers was 2.9 million, in 2005 it increased to 3.5 million subscribers, and in 2006 the number of subscribers in Malaysia was close to five million. This is an encouraging growing trend, and most of the Internet subscribers were eyeing for high speed broadband infrastructure.

Regarding the number of fraud cases involving Internet transactions are relatively small and Malaysia has sufficient laws to deal with such fraud cases. 

Internet Usage and Population Growth:

YEAR	Users	Population	Usage Source
2000	3,700,000	24,645,600	ITU
2005	10,040,000	26,500,699	C.I.Almanac
2006	11,016,000	28,294,120	ITU
2007	13,528,200	28,294,120	MCMC
2008	15,868,000	25,274,133	MCMC
2009	16,902,600	25,715,819	ITU
2010	16,902,600	26,160,256	ITU

Malaysia Search Engines and Local Directories:

NETWORK MALAYSIA	English	Malaysia Directory and Search Engine.
CARI	English	The first Malaysian search engine, in English and Malay.
GOOGLE	Malay and English	Google, Malaysian search engine. Site in Malay.
CATCHA	English	Catcha, the Malaysian Search Engine.
MALAYSIA CENTRAL	Bi-lingual	Bi-Lingual: English Search & Carian Bahasa Malaysia.
MALAYSIA DIRECTORY	English	Malaysian directory and search engine.
Colossus	English	Search Engine Directory for Malaysia.
YELLOW PAGES	English	Malaysian Yellow Pages. Also searches white pages, government, and embassies.
NOW SELL	English	Directory of Malaysian search engines. It Features the links for sending your URL.

Telecommunications and Internet in Malaysia:

Malaysia - Internet and E-Services Report

There is an increasing awareness of technology in Malaysia. With the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Project and the government’s commitment to a technological society, a large number of high tech companies from around the world have started to set up in Malaysia. Get the complete report

Malaysia - Data and Broadband Services Report

Malaysia has been heavily promoting itself as an Information Technology hub in the Asia region. On the back of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Project, high tech companies have been setting up in Malaysia. But efforts by the government at encouraging the wider community to embrace technology have so far met with limited success. See summary.

Malaysia - Key Telecommunications Statistics Overview and Report

Many of the players in Malaysia’s telecommunications sector were seriously affected by the economic crisis of the late 1990s. Despite this, there has been strong growth in the sector over the last decade. Fixed-line services jumped from around 2 million in 1990 to about 4.7 million in 2002, resulting in a penetration approaching 20%. See summary.

Malaysia - Telecommunications Infrastructure Report

The building of Malaysia’s telecommunications infrastructure has seen extensive fibre optic networks installed across the length and breadth of the country. See summary.

China Internet users soar to 298 million

The number of Internet users in China jumped nearly 42 percent to 298 million by the end of 2008 from the previous year, cementing the country's position as the world's largest Internet population, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said.

The number of mobile Web surfers surged 113 percent to 117.6 million in 2008 and mobile Internet is expected to grow explosively in the next few years after the recent issuance of third-generation (3G) licenses, the state-run agency said.

The Internet penetration rate in China has risen to 22.6 percent, slightly higher than the world's average of 21.9 percent, CNNIC said in a report on Tuesday.

In addition, the number of Internet news readers has risen to 2.34 million and websites have become a crucial area for publicity, the report said.

News portals in China, such as Sina Corp and Sohu.com Inc, are the major sources of information for a large number of Internet users across the country.

Wary of threats to its grip on information, Beijing launched a crackdown on "vulgar" Web content this month after conducting numerous censorship efforts targeting pornography, political criticism and web scams in the past.

(Reporting by Michael Wei; Editing by Anshuman Daga)

Internet Usage and Population Statistics:

YEAR	Users	Population
2000	22,500,000	1,288,307,100
2001	33,700,000	1,288,307,100
2002	59,100,000	1,288,307,100
2003	69,000,000	1,288,307,100
2004	94,000,000	1,288,307,100
2005	103,000,000	1,289,664,808
2006	137,000,000	1,317,431,495
2007	162,000,000	1,317,431,495
2008	253,000,000	1,330,044,605
2009	384,000,000	1,338,612,968
2010	420,000,000	1,330,141,295

IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS

Technology plays a vital role in business. Over the years businesses have become dependent on technology so much so that if we were to take away that technology virtually all business operations around the globe would come to a grinding halt. Almost all businesses and industries around the world are using computers ranging from the most basic to the most complex of operations. In chapter 15, we learn about how computer technology can introduce new ways for business to compete with each other. Technology make changes such as create new products, enterprise and new customer and also supplier relationship. 

Technology played a key role in the growth of commerce and trade around the world. It is true that we have been doing business since time immemorial, long before there were computers; starting from the simple concept of barter trade when the concept of a currency was not yet introduced but trade and commerce was still slow up until the point when the computer revolution changed everything. Almost all businesses are dependent on technology on all levels from research and development, production and all the way to delivery. 

Small to large scale enterprises depend on computers to help them with their business needs ranging from Point of Sales systems, information management systems capable of handling all kinds of information such as employee profile, client profile, accounting and tracking, automation systems for use in large scale production of commodities, package sorting, assembly lines, all the way to marketing and communications. It doesn't end there, all these commodities also need to be transported by sea, land, and air. Just to transport your commodities by land already the use of multiple systems to allow for fast, efficient and safe transportation of commodities. 

Without this technology the idea of globalization wouldn't have become a reality. Now all enterprises have the potential to go international through the use of the internet. If your business has a website, that marketing tool will allow your business to reach clients across thousands of miles with just a click of a button. This would not be possible without the internet. Technology allowed businesses to grow and expand in ways never thought possible. 

The role that technology plays for the business sector cannot be taken for granted. If we were to take away that technology trade and commerce around the world will come to a standstill and the global economy would collapse. It is nearly impossible for one to conduct business without the aid of technology in one form or another. Almost every aspect of business is heavily influenced by technology. Technology has become very important that it has become a huge industry itself from computer hardware manufacturing, to software design and development, and robotics. Technology has become a billion dollar industry for a number of individuals.

The next time you browse a website to purchase or swipe a credit card to pay for something you just bought, try to imagine how that particular purchase would have happened if it were to take place without the aid of modern technology. That could prove to be a bit difficult to imagine. Without all the technology that we are enjoying now it would be like living in the 60's again. No computers, no cellular phones, no internet. That is how important technology is in business.