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| Policy Development & Regulatory Capacity |
| National strategies are essential to produce and realize the benefits of using ICTs as a tool for economic and social development. Many developing countries, however, lack ready access to the policy knowledge and expertise necessary to develop and implement effective ICT strategies at the national level. |
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| Entrepreneurship for Poverty Reduction |
| Commonwealth members and institutions have long accepted the role of the private sector in fostering growth and the importance of entrepreneurs and SMEs. As the Grameen Bank , with its Grameen phone network in Bangladesh illustrates, ICTs create opportunities for individual entrepreneurs... |
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| Promoting Local Access & Connectivity |
| Ease of access to information and communications technologies is the foundation for full participation in the modern digital economy and for taking part in the global social network formed by the world wide universal reach of the Internet. |
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| Regional Networks, Local Content & Knowledge |
| For all countries, the rapid globalization of markets and the growing trend toward regional economic integration are dominant factors influencing trade and development. ICT networks represent an essential means for participating in world markets... |
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