Information & Communications Technologies - World Bank ICT Sector Strategy
The World Bank Group’s new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy aims at helping developing countries use ICT to transform delivery of basic services, drive innovations and productivity gains, and improve competitiveness. The strategy reflects rapid changes in the ICT sector over the last decade, including a dramatic increase in use of mobile phones and the Internet, plunging prices of computing and mobile internet devices, and the increasing prevalence of social media.
Guided by the previous 2001 ICT Strategy, the Bank has had impact in supporting sector reforms and attracting private investments into mainly mobile communications. Since 2007, the Bank Group has intensified its support for public-private partnerships for broadband and high-speed Internet, bringing down retail prices and greatly increasing the take-up of services, in some instances by a factor of 10.
The Strategy's Three Pillars:
Transform: Making development more open and accountable, and improving service delivery – for instance, education, health, and financial services.
Innovate: Developing competitive IT-based service industries and fostering ICT innovation across the economy – with a focus on job creation, especially for women and youth.
Connect: Scaling up affordable access to broadband – including for women, disabled citizens, disadvantaged communities, and people living in remote and rural areas.
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