Digital Economy, GVCs & Asia

This report describes and defines the digital economy, provides a case study that illustrates how Industry 4.0 impacts the capital equipment GVC and provides analysis of the activities taking place in different countries including the US, China, India, Singapore, and Korea. To identify entry and upgrading opportunities in this field, 28 company case studies of global information technology (IT) lead firms were completed to identify common strategies of existing global leaders. This was a joint report by the GVC Center and KIET, and builds on recommendations from an initial project in 2017 that explored opportunities in technology-related services.