Wiring Up: Technology-Led Development In The Emerging World

Governments in the emerging world are increasingly turning to technology to support their economic and social development goals, including things like strengthening competitiveness, improving quality of life, supporting disenfranchised population segments and ultimately boosting economic growth. While in the past the focus of technology access programs was largely on narrowing the "Digital divide" - in other words boosting personal computer (PC) penetration - a new generation of programs is taking a significantly different approach, which governments believe will make them both more effective and more cost-efficient.