Information Economy Report 2006: The Development Perspective.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, December 2006, 346 pp.

The present edition of the Report provides unique data on the adoption of ICT by enterprises in developing countries. It also explores ICT policy options in a developing-country context and proposes a framework for national ICT policy reviews and for the design and assessment of pro-poor e-strategies. The Report’s analysis of trends in core ICT indicators such as the use of Internet
and mobile phone, as well as the role of broadband in promoting the
information economy, concludes that the diffusion of ICT in developing countries still needs government intervention in areas where private providers might be discouraged to go because of costs associated to geographic hurdles or the absence of a critical mass of customers.

For more information, and to read the complete text of the report, see

http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/sdteecb20061_en.pdf