LEADER 03233oam 22006855 450 001 9910789116403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4648-0113-4 024 7 $a10.1596/978-1-4648-0112-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000087160 035 $a(EBL)1635713 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001107959 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11668516 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001107959 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11105594 035 $a(PQKB)11272891 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1635713 035 $a(DLC) 2014000041 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1635713 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10835458 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL576490 035 $a(OCoLC)870892442 035 $a(The World Bank)17985745 035 $a(US-djbf)17985745 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000087160 100 $a20131231d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aBroadband networks in the Middle East and North Africa $eaccelerating high-speed internet access /$fNatalija Gelvanovska, Michel Rogy, Carlo Maria Rossotto 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cThe World Bank,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (pages cm) 225 0 $aDirections in development 225 0$aDirections in development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4648-0112-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aForeword -- 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. 330 $aJust as the steam engine was the driving force behind the Industrial Revolution, broadband Internet is today seen as critical to the transition to knowledge-intensive economies across the world. As a general purpose technology, broadband Internet is considered as a fundamental driver of economic growth and social development, releasing the innovative potential and energy of previously disenfranchised members of the population. Many of the countries in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) now recognize that broadband Internet is crucial to their efforts to reduce poverty and create jo 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aBroadband communication systems$zMiddle East 606 $aBroadband communication systems$zAfrica, North 606 $aInternet$zMiddle East 606 $aInternet$zAfrica, North 615 0$aBroadband communication systems 615 0$aBroadband communication systems 615 0$aInternet 615 0$aInternet 676 $a384.30956 700 $aGelvanovska$b Natalija$01507166 701 $aRogy$b Michel$01507167 701 $aRossotto$b Carlo Maria$f1970-$01479376 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789116403321 996 $aBroadband networks in the Middle East and North Africa$93737672 997 $aUNINA