Transcript Global Information and Communication Technologies Department

- infoDev Forum Extending The Information Society To All
Mohsen A. Khalil
Director
Global Information & Communication Technologies Department
The World Bank Group
Tunisia
November 17, 2005
Million Subscribers
Developing countries catching up
Global Mobile Subscribers
1,400
Mobile has become the dominant platform
over fixed
•
Overall, voice connectivity gap shrinking, but
significant demand needs remain unfulfilled
•
Broadband is growing exponentially in
developed markets. Broadband take-up in
developing countries expected to mirror
today’s mobile footprint.
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
1992
1994
1996
High income
Fixed Penetration
35%
1998
2000
2002
2004
Low & Middle income
Mobile Penetration
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Global Broadband Subscribers
350
Million Subscribers
Penetration of Population (%)
•
1,200
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Source: Pyramid Research – GICT Workshop (April 2005)
But challenges remain…
To extend access to the poor
1 billion
3 billion
To use ICT as an enabler
Environment
2 billion
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Income
Market
Driven
4 billion
5 billion
Policy
Driven
6 billion
Private Sector
ICT
To deal with convergence
Telecoms
Infrastructure
Information Technology
Business
Models
Consumer Electronics
Transport
Marketing
Media/ Entertainment
Social