Course Contents:
Unit 1: Fundamentals of knowledge dimensions of economy 3 hours
Role of information and knowledge in society and economy, value of Information, Information and knowledge as factors of production, knowledge and value creation, Concept of knowledge management, Contemporary practices in information and knowledge management in creating organizational value
Unit 2: Development of knowledge based societies 5 hours
Conceptual premise: ICTs and development, Delivery of public information and services through digital means - e-government, e-Business; Policy issues and national policy and regulatory framework, , Infrastructural issues and challenges, The need for Intellectual and cultural shift; Emerging technological trends and their policy ramifications, Media/Digital convergence, Broadband and IP-enabled services, basic concept of telecom regulation and Radio-spectrum management
Unit 3 : Fundamentals of e-Readiness and its assessment techniques 2 hours
Unit 4: Role of Information and communications technologies in economic Development 4 hours
Economic and Social dimensions of ICTs: ICTs and economic growth interlink ages, ICTs and Development interlink ages, IT enabled business and service delivery models, BPO/BPM/IT-ITeS landscape and fundamentals, Positioning Nepal in global sourcing landscape
Unit 5 : ICTs and Enterprise Level Value creation 4 hours
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
Unit 6: Fundamentals of knowledge economy 7 hours
Internet economy, E-business – Conceptual premise and topologies, Leveraging ICTs to build brand awareness and expanding product and services visibility; Components of fully integrated e-business models involving Enterprise, Manufacturing, Distribution, Financials, Human Resources, Suppliers, concepts of value proposition, value chain and integrated value chain with examples, ICTs and Supply chain management, Electronic sourcing and procurement, Integrated forecasting, Quality System Management; Electronic Commerce: Customer Service, Interactive marketing, Demand forecasting, Order Management, Developing e-business models,
Unit 7: E-commerce 2 hours
Topology of e-commerce - B2C, B2B and B2G, Prospects, Issues and challenges, Payment mechanisms, Order fulfillment, Payment gateways, Nepal e-Commerce landscape, issues and challenges
Unit 8 : Issues on developing e-commerce based business models 4 hours
Analyzing value proposition, Techno graphic profiling, case studies in e-Commerce/e-Business, Impact of ICTs based implementations on traditional business models on some verticals: travel, entertainment and hospitality industries
Unit 9: Financing 3 hours
Elements of knowledge industry growth ecosystem, Concept of Venture capital (VC), Angels
Unit 10 : Information economy: requisite infrastructure 3 hours
Regulatory regime, Trust - governance and accountability, Operational issues,
Unit 11: Emerging/evolving technology landscape and their implications on digital economy 5 hours
Concepts of business/competitive intelligence and business analytics, social media, mobile and cloud computing, Data mining and Big Data Analytics, Cyber security and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Unit 12:Information economy landscape: Nepal 3 hours
IT policy and strategy, Application of ICTs in public and private sector, Level of e-business related activities, prevailing Regulatory instruments, Opportunities/Constraints/ limitations
Unit 13: Internet Access and Infrastructure related issues 3 hours
Telecom policy, Telecom infrastructure, ISP's, Issues impinging upon ICT penetration and uptake in the country
