The International Telecommunication Union has “launched a major new development drive designed to bring access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) to the estimated one billion people worldwide for whom making a simple telephone call remains out of reach.Called Connect the World,the initiative is a global multi-stakeholder effort established within the context of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to encourage new projects and partnerships to bridge the digital divide”,the ITU press release says.

lITU Launches New Development Initiative to Bridge the Digital Divide