The Asia-Pacific region is becoming a significant driver of global economic growth.
In 2010, the region’s developing countries grew at a rate of 8.
8 per cent compared to 2.
7 per cent for the world’s developed economies.
In the region, mobile telephony and broadband internet in particular are bringing unprecedented digital opportunities that are transforming societies.
However, a number of gaps, particularly in infrastructure, need to be addressed to ensure that these digital opportunities do not engender a digital divide, thereby accelerating regional inequities.
The graphs in this document seek to provide a way to visualize the effect of factors such as ICT skills and infrastructure, ICT prices and access, and average income, on the development of ICT in the Asia-Pacific region.
