Growth in ICT uptake in developing countries: new users, new uses, new challenges
Over the last 15 years there has been significant increase in the availability of ICTs in developing countries. Indicatively, it is estimated that fixed wired broadband internet subscriptions have increased from 71m to 357m between 2005 and 2013 (ITU, 2013) Most striking is the rapid uptake in mobile telephones. Mobile phone subscriptions in developing nations have increased from 1213m to 5235m between 2005 and 2013 while active mobile broadband subscription has increased rapidly from 43m to 1162m between 2007 and 2013 (ibid)
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