A study of the diffusion and effective use of ICT in industry in Hungary, Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine. It explores quantitative and qualitative overviews of the current state of affairs with respect to computer-networking in industry, and examines prospects and obstacles.

The emerging digital economy - challenges for Central and East European countries: global capitalist restructuring
different visions of informatization
ICT usage and industrial competitiveness
ICT usage and the organization of a firm
the value chaine approach as a tool to assess the impact of ICT usage
ICT usage and uneven development. Part 2 The advance of information society in Central and European Europe: the socialist legacy
variety of development paths in Central and Eastern Europe and variety in ICT trajectories
the four selected countries
the telecom infrastructure
the advance of information society in Central and Eastern Europe, some indicators
information society infrastructure in Hungary
information society infrastructure in Lithuania
information society infrastructure in Poland
information society infrastructure in Ukraine. Part 3 Computer networking in Central and East European industry: the selected sectors and ICT trajectories
Hungarian chemical industry
Hungarian food industry
Hungarian pharmaceutical industry
Lithuanian chemical industry
Lithuanian food industry
Lithuanian textile industry
the Polish motorcar industry
Polish coal industry
Polish steel industry
selected Ukrainian enterprises. Part 4 A comparative analysis of industrial sectors: an economic typology of selected sectors
ICT usage - survey results
ICT typology of sectors
classification of sectors
analysis of correlations
barriers to the benefical use of computer networking - an overview. Part 5 ICT usage in Central and Eastern Europe in a global perspective: ICT usage and global competitiveness
technological capacity building and ICT usage
the new structure of the world economy and Central and Eastern Europe
the information society gap - comparison with EU cohesion countries
East-West co-operation. Part 6 Conclusion and recommendations: summary of national and sectoral surveys
recommendations
outlook.