ITU World Telecom 2006 report
Rob Frieden
(Rob Frieden is Professor of Telecommunications, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.)
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Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this paper is to report on the International Telecommunication Union Telecom World Symposium and Trade Show held in Hong Kong in December 2006.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper reports on some of the ideas presented at the symposium.
Findings
The paper finds that attendees got a first‐hand sense of Chinese ascendancy in information and communications technology (ICT) as well as the promise offered by ICT to bridge the digital divide.
Originality/value
The paper shows the ideas on bridging the digital divide presented at ITU World Telecom 2006.
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Citation
Frieden, R. (2007), "ITU World Telecom 2006 report", info, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 81-83. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636690710762156
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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