The Other Perspective Related to the Role of Information and Communication Technologies Sectors in National Economy: The Case of Japan

The purpose of this study is to get the other perspective related to the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sectors in national economy of Japan from 1995 through 2005. This study employs input-output analysis as a tool of analysis. Results show that the role of those sectors in Japanese national economy on that period can be different if comparison related to that using other method is conducted. The other perspective related to that role is obtained from this study, namely ICT sectors, using simple output multipliers method, do not have an important role in national economy of Japan from 1995 through 2005.