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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783455903321

Titolo

Financing information and communication infrastructure needs in the developing world : : public and private roles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2005

ISBN

1-280-23825-9

9786610238255

0-8213-6359-X

Descrizione fisica

xv, 37 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm

Collana

World Bank working paper ; ; no. 65

Disciplina

384/.09172/4

Soggetti

Telecommunication policy - Developing countries

Telecommunication - Deregulation - Developing countries

Privatization - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; 1. There Has Been a Massive Rollout of ICI in the 1990's; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; 2. The Picture is More Mixed for Advanced ICI; 3. Advance to Date Has Been Due to New Technologies, Declining Costs, and Considerable Investment; 4. A Growing Share of ICI Investment is Private; LIST OF BOXES; 5. Competitive, Well-regulated Private Investment Remains the Key to Meeting the Growing Demand for ICI; 6. Going Forward, There Are Considerable Investment Needs for ICI in Developing Countries

7. The First Question is How to Attract the Private Financing to Meet Those Needs8. Even With Greater Private Involvement, Gaps Will Remain; 9. Some Investment Gaps Can Be Filled With Pro-Investment Policy and Regulation; 10. Some Gaps Can Be Covered by Leveraging the Government's Role as Consumer and Utility Operator; 11. Some Gaps May Require Government-Supported Access Initiatives; 12. Donor Community Financing Plays a Relatively Small Role in Overall Financing; 13. The Catalytic Role for Donors and the WBG Can Be Significant; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Over the past ten years, private-sector-led growth has revolutionized



access to telecommunications. Every region of the developing world benefitted in terms of investment and rollout. This revolution would have been impossible without government reform and oversight. Advanced information and communication infrastructure (ICI) are increasingly important to doing business in a globalizing world. Governments, enterprises, civil society, workers, and poor populations in the developing countries need more affordable access. This report proposes strategies that governments can carry out to attract