A new World Economic Forum report on the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in growth and development is placing the onus on governments to step up population access to the internet, as a means of accelerating economic development and the emergence of startup companies in their countries.
The World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report 2015 titled ‘ICT’s For Inclusive Growth’ asserts the if countries are to take advantage of the internet as a “source of startups” policymakers need to focus “on ensuring that internet access is widely available, affordable, and open startups