Although economic headwinds have thrown international markets off course, the Philippine economy has managed to stay on a relatively even keel. Local authorities note that while GDP growth slowed in 2011 relative to 2010 due to weak external demand and government underspending, household
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Chapter | Telecoms and IT from The Report: The Philippines 2012
Though the Philippines lags behind in several measures of technology penetration, scoring 36 out of 100 in a World Economic Forum report on “network readiness”, internet cafes are plentiful and Filipinos have the highest Facebook usage rate in the world. This drives the market for online games, which are very popular with the Philippines’ substantial young population. Software in general is...
Durante el último año, varios líderes de países en desarrollo se han comprometido públicamente a mejorar la infraestructura tecnológica y el acceso a Internet de los ciudadanos de bajos recursos. Colombia es un raro ejemplo en donde la retórica se convirtió en hechos. Desde que el presidente Juan Manuel Santos llegó al poder en 2010, las conexiones a Internet en el país se han más que duplicado de 2.2 millones a 4.6 millones.
Déterminé à stimuler l’entrepreneuriat et l'innovation dans l’un des domaines clés du secteur tertiaire tunisien, le gouvernement s’efforce de mieux appuyer les start-up spécialisées dans les technologies de l’information (TI).
Economic update | Jordan: Ranking high in IT
26 Mar 2012
The recent ranking of Amman as one of the world’s top cities for internet start-ups has highlighted Jordan’s success in the IT sector. The list, compiled by Rachid Sefrioui, the founder of venture capital firm Finaventures, ranked 10 cities on the basis of availability of talent, infrastructure and capital, legal environment and evidence of entrepreneurship.
Economic update | Mongolia: Ringing the changes
26 Mar 2012
Underlining the rapid evolution under way in Mongolia's telecommunications sector, the state-run, land-line telecoms provider is cutting back while the main mobile players are introducing new features and announcing major international partnerships.