Other than this purpose, reproducing the whole or part of this publication in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission is a violation of our copyright. This study explores the present status of information infrastructure in Hong Kong. PRI defines information infrastructure as the physical and institutional arrangements that create and promote information exchanges. PRI sees that information infrastructure has four layers, namely, technology, policy, applications, and people. Technology transforms and disseminates information.
Policies govern the information flow.
Applications deal with human interfaces with technology to realize the information technology benefits. How ready people are making use of the technologies, policies, and applications determines the overall cost-effectiveness of an information infrastructure. The report surveys the non-policy aspects of the information infrastructure in Hong Kong. The research went through two phases, a qualitative research phase and a quantitative research phase. The general work force in the commercial and public sectors are in general computer literate.