information technology and communication: basic services?
Inside access to basic services for the proper development of communities and individuals, each time we talk more about the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the Digital Divide . These days, blackouts Internet in countries such as Tunisia and Egypt the criticisms of others like China, discussions on whether there are "twitter-revolution," rexurde the big question: are ICT basic services? What is the boundary between the needs created or actually consider elements without which sustainable human development and balanced development throughout the world and impossible? The debate takes longer open time: what do you think?
should say that the number of internet users increased from 38% to 63% between 2002 and 2008 in developed countries , and 5% to 17% in developing countries. They are especially high connection rates in some countries: 81% in the Republic of Korea, 78% in Germany and the UK, 76% in Canada, the United States 74% and 71% in France and Japan The average for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2008 was 28%, Asia and Arab countries and 16% in sub-Saharan Africa to 6%. In
www.internetworldstats.com or at the ICU ( Union International Telecommunication , which depends on the UN) can obtain more information on access to ICTs (eg through the latest annual report ICU).
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