How many times have you read that a 10% increase in broadband penetration brings a 1.4% boost to GDP in developing nations? Ever wonder where that # comes from?

Bringing sustainable broadband to the masses requires a balance between the supply-side (providers) and the demand-side (consumers). The sixth chapter of a recent World Bank publication (Building Broadband: Strategies and Policies for the Developing World) has some wise points on how to increase broadband penetration in developing nations:
To induce investment …

Published in 2010 by The World Bank, Africa’s infrastructure: a time for transformation, although addressing the macro theme of infrastructure, relays a few interesting points about Africa’s ICT growth.

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