DIGITAL DIVIDE MEASUREMENT – UNCTAD/ITU
February 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are collaborating to measure the uneven global provision of telecommunications and Internet services, the so-called digital divide. They are creating an information and communications technology development index.
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The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are collaborating to measure the uneven global provision of telecommunications and Internet services, the so-called digital divide. They are creating an information and communications technology development index.
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