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Major global trends since 2010 and possible developments beyond 2012
- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: World E-Parliament Report 2012 , pp 9-20
- Publication Date: December 2012
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/0780586a-en
- Language: English
Since the publication of the Word e-Parliament Report in 2010 the evolution of the information society has continued unabated with impressive achievements in terms of ICT growth and penetration. Key statistical highlights released in June 2012 by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) show that total mobile-cellular subscriptions reached almost 6 billion by end of 2011, corresponding to a global penetration of 86 per cent. This growth was driven by developing countries, which accounted for more than 80 per cent of the 660 million new mobile-cellular subscriptions added in 2011. By the end of 2011, there were 105 countries with more mobilecellular subscriptions than inhabitants, including African countries such as Botswana, Gabon, Namibia, Seychelles and South Africa.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210559089
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/9750fe23-en
Related Subject(s):
Democracy and Governance
Sustainable Development Goals:
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