03233oam 22006855 450 991078911640332120200520144314.01-4648-0113-410.1596/978-1-4648-0112-9(CKB)3710000000087160(EBL)1635713(SSID)ssj0001107959(PQKBManifestationID)11668516(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001107959(PQKBWorkID)11105594(PQKB)11272891(MiAaPQ)EBC1635713(DLC) 2014000041(Au-PeEL)EBL1635713(CaPaEBR)ebr10835458(CaONFJC)MIL576490(OCoLC)870892442(The World Bank)17985745(US-djbf)17985745(EXLCZ)99371000000008716020131231d2014 uy 0engurcn|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierBroadband networks in the Middle East and North Africa accelerating high-speed internet access /Natalija Gelvanovska, Michel Rogy, Carlo Maria RossottoWashington, DC :The World Bank,2014.1 online resource (pages cm)Directions in developmentDirections in developmentDescription based upon print version of record.1-4648-0112-6 Includes bibliographical references.Foreword -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- National broadband policies and market development -- International and regional infrastructure -- Recommendations to accelerate the development of broadband infrastructure -- Annex. Selected country case studies: A. Morocco; B. Tunisia; C. The Arab Republic of Egypt; D. Jordan; E. Algeria; F. Libya -- List of boxes -- List of figures -- List of tables.Just as the steam engine was the driving force behind the Industrial Revolution, broadband Internet is today seen as critical to the transition to knowledge-intensive economies across the world. As a general purpose technology, broadband Internet is considered as a fundamental driver of economic growth and social development, releasing the innovative potential and energy of previously disenfranchised members of the population. Many of the countries in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) now recognize that broadband Internet is crucial to their efforts to reduce poverty and create joWorld Bank e-Library.Broadband communication systemsMiddle EastBroadband communication systemsAfrica, NorthInternetMiddle EastInternetAfrica, NorthBroadband communication systemsBroadband communication systemsInternetInternet384.30956Gelvanovska Natalija1507166Rogy Michel1507167Rossotto Carlo Maria1970-1479376DLCDLCBOOK9910789116403321Broadband networks in the Middle East and North Africa3737672UNINA