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080			_a19.01.02 U584
245			_aThe digital divide report : ICT diffusion index 2005
260			_bUN _aNew YorkUS _c2006
300			_axii, 70 p : maps
520			_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.
583			_c9/7/06 _kJOYD
650			_aINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
942			_cM _mU584
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