Developing countries must boost broadband: U.N.
Posted in: Digital Divide at 24/10/2009 18:46
Developing countries risk missing out on the benefits of information technology because of their lack of broadband infrastructure, a U.N. agency said, reports Reuters.
Lack of broadband Internet access deprives countries of the possibility of building up offshoring industries, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a report late on Thursday.
It also prevents people from tapping into all the advantages of mobile phones, whose use is exploding in poor countries.
To read this Reuters report in full, see:
www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE59M1UI20091023
