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World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends

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Description:Digital technologies are spreading rapidly, but digital dividends the broader benefits of faster growth, more jobs, and better services are not. If more than 40 percent of adults in East Africa pay their utility bills using a mobile phone, why can t others around the world do the same? If 8 million entrepreneurs in China one third of them women can use an e-commerce platform to export goods to 120 countries, why can t entrepreneurs elsewhere achieve the same global reach? And if India can provide unique digital identification to 1 billion people in five years, and thereby reduce corruption by billions of dollars, why can t other countries replicate its success? Indeed, what s holding back countries from realizing the profound and transformational effects that digital technologies are supposed to deliver? Two main reasons. First, nearly 60 percent of the world s population are still offline and can t participate in the digital economy in any meaningful way. Second, and more important, the benefits of digital technologies can be offset by growing risks. Startups can disrupt incumbents, but not when vested interests and regulatory uncertainty obstruct competition and the entry of new firms. Employment opportunities may be greater, but not when the labor market is polarized. The internet can be a platform for universal empowerment, but not when it becomes a tool for state control and elite capture. The World Development Report 2016 shows that while the digital revolution has forged ahead, its analog complements the regulations that promote entry and competition, the skills that enable workers to access and then leverage the new economy, and the institutions that are accountable to citizens have not kept pace. And when these analog complements to digital investments are absent, the development impact can be disappointing. What, then, should countries do? They should formulate digital development strategies that are much broader than current information and communication technology (ICT) strategies. They should create a policy and institutional environment for technology that fosters the greatest benefits. In short, they need to build a strong analog foundation to deliver digital dividends to everyone, everywhere."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends. To get started finding World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Digital technologies are spreading rapidly, but digital dividends the broader benefits of faster growth, more jobs, and better services are not. If more than 40 percent of adults in East Africa pay their utility bills using a mobile phone, why can t others around the world do the same? If 8 million entrepreneurs in China one third of them women can use an e-commerce platform to export goods to 120 countries, why can t entrepreneurs elsewhere achieve the same global reach? And if India can provide unique digital identification to 1 billion people in five years, and thereby reduce corruption by billions of dollars, why can t other countries replicate its success? Indeed, what s holding back countries from realizing the profound and transformational effects that digital technologies are supposed to deliver? Two main reasons. First, nearly 60 percent of the world s population are still offline and can t participate in the digital economy in any meaningful way. Second, and more important, the benefits of digital technologies can be offset by growing risks. Startups can disrupt incumbents, but not when vested interests and regulatory uncertainty obstruct competition and the entry of new firms. Employment opportunities may be greater, but not when the labor market is polarized. The internet can be a platform for universal empowerment, but not when it becomes a tool for state control and elite capture. The World Development Report 2016 shows that while the digital revolution has forged ahead, its analog complements the regulations that promote entry and competition, the skills that enable workers to access and then leverage the new economy, and the institutions that are accountable to citizens have not kept pace. And when these analog complements to digital investments are absent, the development impact can be disappointing. What, then, should countries do? They should formulate digital development strategies that are much broader than current information and communication technology (ICT) strategies. They should create a policy and institutional environment for technology that fosters the greatest benefits. In short, they need to build a strong analog foundation to deliver digital dividends to everyone, everywhere."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends. To get started finding World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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