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Digital Dividends
Publisher
World Bank
Publication Date
©2016.
Language
English
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Table of Contents
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Foreword
Acknowledgments
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1 Overview: Strengthening the analog foundation of digital revolution: Digital transformationsdigital divides
How the internet promotes development
The dividends: Growth, jobs, and service delivery
The risks: Concentration, inequality, and control
Making the internet universal, affordable, open, and safe
Analog complements for a digital economy
Global cooperation to solve global problems
Reaping digital dividends for everyone
Notes
References
Spotlight 1: How the internet promotes development
Part 1: Facts and analysis
Chapter 1: Accelerating growth
Connected businesses
More trade, higher productivity, and greater competition
Digital technologies can lead firms and countries to diverge
The nexus of technology and regulation
The future of markets
Notes
References
Sector focus 1: Agriculture
Spotlight 2: Digital finance
Chapter 2: Expanding opportunities: Connected people
Creating jobs, boosting labor productivity, and benefiting consumers
Labor market polarization can lead to greater inequality
The race between skills and technology
The future of jobs
Notes
References
Sector focus 2: Education
Spotlight 3: Social media
Chapter 3: Delivering services: Connected governments
Greater state capability and citizen participation
Digital technologies too often fail to empower citizens
The gap between technology and institutions
The future of public services
Notes
References
Sector focus 3: e-health
Spotlight 4: Digital identity
Part 2: Policies: Chapter 4: Sectoral policies: Making the internet universal, affordable, open, and safe
Shaping the digital economy
Supply-side policies: Availability, accessibility, and affordability
Demand-side policies: Open and safe internet use
Promoting the digital economy
Notes
References
Sector focus 4: Smart cities
Spotlight 5: The data revolution
Chapter 5: National priorities: Analog foundations for a digital economy
The interdependence between technology and complements
Regulations: Helping businesses connect and compete
Skills: Making the internet work for everyone
Institutions: Connecting for a capable and accountable government
Digital safeguards
Notes
References
Sector focus 5: Energy
Chapter 6: Global cooperation: Internet governance
Toward a global digital market
Leveraging information for sustainable development
Notes
References
Sector focus 6: Environmental management
Spotlight 6: Six digital technologies to watch.
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ISBN
9781464806711
9781464807282
9781464807282
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