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《2009年联合国贸发会议世界信息经济报告》(153页).rar
CONTENTS
Preface .. iii
Acknowledgements . iv
List of abbreviations . ix
Executive summary .. xi
chapter I. Monitoring Connectivity for Development 1
A. Recent trends in the diffusion of ICTs .. 2
1. Fixed telephony penetration in decline .. 2
2. The mobile revolution continues 4
a. Rapid growth in all parts of the world . 4
b. Mobile phone penetration rising most in developing and transition economies . 6
3. Most Internet users are now in the developing world . 8
a. Fastest growth in the South . 8
b. Internet use has increased fast in many Latin American and Caribbean economies . 10
4. Developing countries lag behind in terms of broadband connectivity 11
a. Growing use of both fixed and mobile broadband 11
b. Broadband penetration has increased the most in the North . 15
B. Monitoring the digital divide 16
1. Inequality is shrinking 16
2. Developments in country groups deserving special attention 18
3. No room for complacency . 19
C. Addressing the broadband challenge 20
1. Reasons to promote broadband connectivity . 20
2. Policy options .. 22
3. Exploring the wireless broadband option .. 24
4. Addressing the international connectivity challenge . 25
D. Future outlook and implications of the financial crisis . 29
chapter II. Making Use of ICTs in the Business Sector . 37
A. Measuring ICT use and business performance 38
1. Most studies show positive impact of ICT use 38
a. Growing evidence . 38
b. Impact of the use of different ICTs 39
(i) Computer use 39
(ii) Internet and broadband use . 40
(iii) Mobile phone use . 40
2. More capacity-building needed to improve ICT data situation 41
B. Wide gaps prevail in ICT use between and within countries 44
1. Large enterprises use more ICT .. 45
2. ICT use is mostly higher in urban than in rural areas 47
3. Sectoral differences in ICT use 49
4. What do companies use the Internet for? .. 51
C. Implications for policies . 55
1. National ICT strategies . 55
2. Improving infrastructure in underserved areas 56
3. Creating skills .. 57
4. Developing local content 58
5. Strengthening the legal and regulatory framework 58
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