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Challenges of the Digital Revolution

Challenges of the Digital Revolution. Dr Tim Kelly, Int’l Telecom Union (ITU), International Policy Dialogue on Digital Inclusion, Berlin, 23-24 January 2001.

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Challenges of the Digital Revolution

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  1. Challenges of the Digital Revolution Dr Tim Kelly,Int’l Telecom Union (ITU), International Policy Dialogue on Digital Inclusion, Berlin, 23-24 January 2001 The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU or its membership. Tim Kelly can be contacted by e-mail at: Tim.Kelly@itu.int.

  2. Challenges of the Digital Revolution • Technology and the Development Gap • Digital divide = Telecoms divide • Changing nature of divide over time • Digital divide and poverty reduction: The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) • LDCs falling further behind • Two “success stories”: Nepal and Uganda • World Summit on the Information Society • A possible focus for reporting results of a future “digital opportunity” action plan

  3. Internet users Digital divide = Telecoms divide User distribution, by income group, Jan 2000 490 912 280 6 billion million million million 100% 15 % High income 90% 58 % Upper-mid income 80% 70% Lower-mid income 69 % 60% 82 % 50% Low income 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Mobile users Telephone lines Popul-ation Source: ITU World Telecommunication Indicators Database.

  4. Jan. 1995 Jan. 2000 Share of low and lower-middle income countries in: Telephone main lines Mobile subscribers Estimated Internet Users 18% 28% 5% 14% 1.1% 7.6% Source: ITU World Telecommunication Indicators Database. The digital divide is shrinking, but also shifting

  5. LDCs falling further behind:Share of worldwide Internet Users 10% LDCsShare of world population = 10.6%Share of Internet users = 0.1% 8% China 6% Other low 4% & lower- mid 2% income 0% LDCs 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

  6. Two LDC “success stories” • Nepal • 16-fold increase in IP connectivity in 8 months following liberalisation of VSAT market in 1999 • Lowest IP access prices in South Asia • Vibrant competition in ISP market • Uganda • Rapid increase in network growth following introduction of second national operator, MTN Uganda • First country in Africa where mobilephone outnumber fixed-line telephones • Independent regulatory agency Source: Internet Diffusion Case Studies at: http://www.itu.int/ti/casestudies

  7. World Summit on the Info Society, 2003Possible target for reporting on digital divide initiatives?

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