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Cell Phone and Internet Usage Grew Despite Economy

(Feb. 23) -- Even as the global economy tanked, cell phone and Internet usage continued to skyrocket last year, according to a report by the International Telecommunication Union. In developing countries, cell phone usage reached an estimated 57 percent of the population by the end of 2009, the first year that number has...

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05/28/12 Russia calls for internet revolution Source: Russia Today Russia backed by China and India is pushing through a takeover of the internet by a UN supranational agency to make the web truly universal.
05/20/12 WSIS Forum 2012 Concludes Source: Business Wire Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2012 concludes today in Geneva, Switzerland on a high note for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation that partook in the five-day international event.
05/19/12 Comex celebrates âInternational Girls in ICT Day' Source: Omanet An 'International Girls in ICT Day' celebration was held yesterday, at the Comex Exhibition, with co-operation with the Ministry of Education.
05/18/12 Ban stresses power of ICT to support sustainable... Source: New Kerala Dot Com UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday emphasized the need to optimize the use of information and communications technology (ICT) to support sustainable development.
05/17/12 Minister, others seek ICT empowerment for women Source: The Guardian of Nigeria THE Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson and the International Press Centre, Lagos, have called on Federal and State Governments, ministries, departments, local government and the private sector to support women and girls to take up career in Information Communications Technology (ICT).