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[Published: Friday November 13 2009]
UN warns on digital divide between poor and rich nations
New York, 13 Nov-(ANA)-The gap is widening between the developed and developing worlds in the availability of broadband or high-speed Internet, a top UN official has warned.
Saying the internet is a crucial tool for achieving economic and social goals, UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Kiyo Akaska told the fourth World Electronic Media Forum in Mexico City that Australia with a population of 21 million people has more broadband subscribers than the whole of Africa – a continent with nearly 900 million inhabitants.
He said that enhanced broadband connectivity can improve access to 
life-saving health care and information, provide opportunities for skills 
development and lifelong learning, lower costs for business, and connect farmers 
to markets, migrants to their families, and citizens to their governments. (ANA)
FA/ANA/13 November 2009-----

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