西方学者称之为“新经济”的发展，主要是依靠高新技术特别是信息技术的进步。在高新技术的推动下，知识成为创造和积累财富的重要要素，促使劳动生产率大幅度提高。据统计，科学技术对经济增长的贡献率，已由本世纪初的 20％上升到目前的 60％- 80％。在美国信息技术产业成为 Western scholars call it “new economy” development, mainly relying on high-tech, especially advances in information technology. With the promotion of high and new technology, knowledge has become an important element in creating and accumulating wealth, leading to a substantial increase in labor productivity. According to statistics, the contribution of science and technology to economic growth has risen from 20% at the beginning of this century to 60% -80% now. In the United States IT industry became