A bridge builder for the digital divide

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Digital technology can play a significant role in reducing poverty, according to Mark Malloch Brown, administrator of the United Nations' Development Programme. He emphasizes the importance of not allowing the IT gap between developed and developing countries to grow.

Social aspects, Officials and employees, Information technology, Interview, Brown, Mark Malloch, United Nations. Development Programme

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Forget productivity obsession, count the customers

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Issues concern the supply and demand of new high technology goods and services are discussed. With weightless knowledge items such as software, the size of demand alone will determine the market's size.

Computer Services, Computer Systems Design and Related Services, Computer and Data Processing Services, High technology industry, Information technology services, Supply and demand, Column

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Dublin's literati now rub shoulders with the digerati as Ireland's IT industry booms

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Ireland has become a leading centre for production of computers and computer software. Most of the large US computer manufacturers have now based their European operations in Ireland, and around 60% of the packaged software sold in Europe comes from Ireland. Manufacturers were originally attracted by large government incentives, but average government funding per job created in 1996 was only 11,920 pounds sterling, among the lowest in Europe. The computer industry in Ireland has expanded so rapidly that skills shortages are now beginning to emerge.

Computer software industry, Computer industry, Software industry, Ireland

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