00825nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000245005700018260002500075300002100100520055000121583001700671650002700688  a19.01.02 U584  aThe digital divide report : ICT diffusion index 2005  bUNaNew YorkUSc2006  axii, 70 p : maps  aPresents an information and communication technology diffusion index (ICTDI) for 2004 and considers the digital divide.  Provides case studies from China, Chile, Botswana, Singapore, India and the United States.  Outlines the broad political and economic context in which telecommunication policy is formed in each nation.  Describes the policy and examines some of the results.  Concludes with appendices on the methodology used in computing the ICRDI and provides annexes showing the national ICTDI values for 2004 and the ranks for 1997-2004.  c9/7/06kJOYD  aINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY