Digital Economy syllabus
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Digital Economy
6 units
3 Digital Markets, Strategy and Innovation (10 LHs)
5 Economics of Information (8 LHs)
6 Digitalization in Nepalese Perspective (7 LHs)
1. Introduction (8 LHs)
- Digital economics: concepts, drivers and ecosystem
- Knowledge economy: concepts and drivers
- Digital economy versus knowledge economy
- Fourth industrial revolution: drivers, opportunities and challenges
- Digital economy influences: sustainability, privacy, regulation and strategies
2. Fundamentals of Digital Economy (7 LHs)
- Multi-sided platforms and network effects
- Lock-in and switching costs
- Formation of monopolies in the digital economy
- Digital Adoption Index and OECD Digital Government Index
3. Digital Markets, Strategy and Innovation (10 LHs)
- Competition and cooperation in digital markets
- Layered internet model
- Digital innovation and business models
- Value creation models and digital market modeling
4. Digital Transformation (8 LHs)
- Digital transformation: concepts and drivers
- Accelerating SDGs through digital transformation
- Technological revolution in the world economy
- Globalization and economic growth in the digital age
- Digital currencies: concepts and types
5. Economics of Information (8 LHs)
- Asymmetric information: concepts and determinants
- Asymmetric information and digitalization
- Online search engines and artificial intelligence
- Strategy and the new economics of information
- Digitalization effects on consumer choice and labor markets
- Intellectual property and digitalization
6. Digitalization in Nepalese Perspective (7 LHs)
- E-governance: concepts, process and structure
- E-governance practices in Nepal
- Digital financial inclusion in Nepalese financial markets
- Public-sector digital transformation: opportunities and challenges
- Digital transformation and economic performance in trade, tourism, agriculture and SMEs