Broadband is not just an Infrastructure, it is a general purpose
technology that has the potential of transforming an economy (World Bank 2009)
Policy
makers across the globe are realizing the significance of Information and
Communications Technologies (ICTs), and are considering it as a public good
alongside other municipal services. The impact of ICTs multiplied several times
with the advent of Broadband Internet.
The
potential of broadband has been explored in numerous studies, which points
towards the positive correlation between increased broadband penetration and
increased GDP. This paper attempts at studying the importance of broadband as a
public good and its role in socio-economic development with the help of
examples and studies carried out all over the globe. The paper then analysis
where we, in Pakistan stand, leading to recommendations for the policy
makers.
The
following bediscussed in the paper:
-
Introduction
-
Broadband ECO-System
- What Broadband can deliver and its status in
Pakistan’s
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Economy
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Health
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Education
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Governance
- Challenges faced by ICT sector in Pakistan
- Recommendations
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