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Session 3Session 3Bridging Digital Divide through Bridging Digital Divide through
Innovative & Creative Digital EconomyInnovative & Creative Digital Economy
Background Paper
Ms. Sireerat BunnagProject Manager
ITU Regional Office for Asia and the [email protected]
17 May 2012
The gap in access to information resources in some countries compared with those state-of-the-art networks: telephone, radio, TV, internet, satellite.
It is the difference in facilities for people to communicate, relative to location, living standard, and education which results in country’s economic and social situation.
Concept of Digital Divide
ITU: There Are Now Over 1 Billion Users Of Social Media Worldwide, Most On Mobile
Source: The 2012 “Trends In Telecommunication Reform” report
says it has 901 million monthly active users which can be interpreted that: mobile is fast becoming the main way that the vast majority of people are using its service.
Current situation
ITU notes in the last five years, the number of fixed broadband users has nearly doubled, and by early 2012 they stood at 591 million — in other words, equivalent to just over half of the number of all social media users.
penetration of broadband services in the industrialized countries only 26 percent, while in developing countries is as low as 4.8 percent
Broadband
Overall, there are still 5 billion people worldwide that have “never experienced even low-speed Internet, or have only experienced it through public or shared access,”.
There are some very much on the other side of the digital divide not using broadband, either.
How big is the gap?
Aims for mid-term review of our mandates to - connect the world, especially unconnected;
- bridge the digital divide and - to provide policy & regulatory enabling
environment for inclusive information, knowledge and towards smart society !
S1: Transparent & effective governance in digital age
S2: Safer & greener digital societyS3: Bridging digital divide through
innovative & creative digital economy
S4: Moving towards smart society
ITU Regional Development Forum 2012
ICT Applications and Services e-government, e-learning, etc.
Creative Digital Economy lack of infrastructure and illiteracy
Universal Access liberalized market
Job Creation Innovation & creation of new services
Public-Private Partnership pilot projects & potential investors
Highlight of the focus areas
What Goals Should We Work for in Addressing the Digital Divide?
• Prepare all young people with the technology literacy skills needed for today's jobs and civic life.
• Ensure that schools and communities equip individuals with the technology skills they will need to be contributing members of society.
• Adequate funding is provided for schools and communities that will allow them to offer technology resources.
• Put technology to work to address the needs of low-income and underserved communities.
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To achieve the goals & implement the initiativestogether,
We look for enhancing partnership (PPPP)
National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission
(NBTC), Thailand
Asian Development Bank
Servei de Telecomunicacions d’Andorra
European Commission
MICT I.R. Iran
Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications, Japan
Government of India
We welcome new partnerships
Telecom Regulatory Commission Sri Lanka
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