Information and communications technology has had profound effect on every aspect of human, be it business, production, commerce, agriculture, farming, government, health, education, research, entertainment, defence, security, etc, etc. On top of that any kind of information can be instantly acquired just by a few mouse-clicks. Google now-a-days is half,jokingly referred to as the man's best friend. But in order to reach Google, one needs 'access' assuming that there is someone around with at least some basic knowledge/training.
So there are three main ingredients to it Services Training and Access The Government needs to work, to some extent, for the first two whereas thankfully with it. Access is provided through Internet Broadband Internet (or just 'Broadband').
BENEFITS OF BROADBAND
There are numerous tangible and intangible benefits of Broadband. Growth in GDP by exploitation of Broadband has been proven in various studies in developed and developing economies. The chart below provides some illustration: What it means for Pakistan A10% rise in Broadband penetration (which is presently 1%) shall result in an let's look at the details in few important subjects one by one. (Published by Parvaiz Akhtar Sunday Plus January 2013)
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