The BIT Chile 2005 survey tried to measure and assess the impact of information technologies (IT) in Chilean firms according to sector and size. It also compared these results with those from the USA and Spain.
The main conclusions of the BIT Chile 2005 report are: Chilean companies report higher profitability and income due to IT, yet that may be caused by their relatively earlier stage of technological adoption. They also report fewer job cuts due to outsourcing, offshoring, and process automation, although this may change in the future. Besides, the divide between small and big firms grows as IT becomes more sophisticated, even though small businesses show good levels of basic infrastructure such as PCs and connectivity.
But this means weaker overall benefits of IT. Thus for developing, adopting countries such as Chile, promotion of
technology should be harmonised with the main socio-cultural and political variables surrounding businesses in order to maximise its potential.(Abstract from the article “IT and their potential in Chilean businesses: the need to harmonise factors in a developing country”, presented at the BIT annual meeting at the SDA Bocconi School of Business, Milano, Italy; and the School of Communications of the University of Lugano, Switzerland, 1st-2nd June 2006. BIT is the acronym of the Business and Information Technology project led by the UCLA Anderson School of Management, in which UC participates through the Fondecyt project Nº1050769. For futher details please see our website www.wipchile.cl