00854nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000180001724500570003526000250009230000210011752005500013858300170068865000270070520260716043729.0  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