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REAPING DIGITAL DIVIDENDS
LEVERAGING THE INTERNET FOR DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA |
| By: |
Tim Kelly, World Bank, Aleksandra Liaplina |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£33.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1464810257 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781464810251 |
| Publisher: |
WORLD BANK PUBLICATIONS |
| Pub. date: |
14 April, 2017 |
| Series: |
Europe and Central Asia Studies |
| Pages: |
184 |
| Description: |
Investigates the barriers that are holding back the adoption of the internet in Europe and Central Asia. The report identifies the main bottlenecks and provides policy recommendations tailored to economies at varying levels of digital development. |
| Synopsis: |
From East to West, the economies of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are not taking full advantage of the internet to foster economic growth and job creation. The residents of Central Asia and the South Caucasus pay some of the highest prices in the world for internet connections that are slow and unreliable. In contrast, Europe enjoys some of the world's fastest and affordable internet services. However, its firms and individuals are not fully exploiting the internet to achieve higher productivity growth as well as more and better jobs. Reaping Digital Dividends investigates the barriers that are holding back the broader adoption of the Internet in ECA.The report identifies the main bottlenecks and provides policy recommendations tailored to economies at varying levels of digital development. It concludes that policies to increase internet access are necessary but not sufficient. Policies to foster competition, international trade and skills supply, as well as adapting regulations to the changing business environment and labor markets, will also be necessary. In other words, Reaping Digital Dividends not only requires better connectivity, but also complementary factors that allow governments, firms and individuals to make the most out of it. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
World Bank Publications |
| Returns: |
Returnable |