WSIS and the broadband divide: Obstacles and solutions / Houlin Zhao.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Zhao, Houlin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations.

Local Subjects:

United Nations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4 pages)

Contained In:

UN Chronicle Vol. 48, no. 3, p. 6-9 48:3<6 1564-3913

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2011.

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text file

Summary:

At the beginning of 2011, there were 5.4 billion mobile cellular subscriptions worldwide, meaning that we have effectively achieved the goal of bringing all of the world's people within reach of the benefits of information and communication technology (ICT). It is a good time for us to take stock, therefore, with just four years left before the 2015 deadline set to achieve the targets set by the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), in combination with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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