World Bank2013-08-202013-08-202002-040-8213-5105-2https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15243Information and communication technologies provide the basis for increasing and applying knowledge in the private and public sectors. Countries with strong information infrastructures that employ innovative information technology applications, have many advantages for sustained economic growth and social development. This book is, primarily, a business strategy which explains the World Bank's role in the development of information infrastructure. It details a plan for expanding the institutional development capacity within the World Bank and in the regions in order to successfully implement this strategy. This book also discusses issues relating to information technology quality assurance and improving the World Bank's capacity to ensure such quality.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONAPLASPB2BB2CBROADCASTINGBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS MODELSBUSINESS STRATEGYBUSINESS TO BUSINESSBUSINESS TO CONSUMERCAPITAL MARKETSCITIESCLIENT COUNTRIESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES SECTORCOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSCOMPETITIVE MARKETSCOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENTCOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKCOMPUTER PROGRAMMERSCONSULTING SERVICESCONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGIESCOPYRIGHTDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDIGITAL DIVIDEDISTANCE LEARNINGDOCUMENTSDSLE-COMMERCEE-GOVERNANCEE-GOVERNMENTECNENCRYPTIONFOREIGN INVESTMENTGATEWAYGATEWAYSGICTGKPGLOBAL KNOWLEDGEGLOBAL KNOWLEDGE PARTNERSHIPICSCICTINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTUREINFORMATION NETWORKSINFORMATION STORAGEINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTSINNOVATIONSINTEGRATED CITIZEN SERVICES CENTERSINTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORKINTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERISDNISPKNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIESKNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENTKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYKNOWLEDGE ECONOMY STRATEGYKNOWLEDGE RESOURCESKNOWLEDGE REVOLUTIONKNOWLEDGE SHARINGKNOWLEDGE WORKLICENSINGMCTMEDIAMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIESMISMULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY TELECENTERNATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURENETWORK SERVICESNEW PRODUCTSNEW TECHNOLOGIESPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOSTAL NETWORKSPOSTAL UNIONPROGRAMSPUBLIC GOODSRADIOREALISMRECORDINGSALSOFTWARE COMPANYSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTSOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURETECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICIANSTELECOMMUNICATIONTELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENTTELECOMMUNICATION REFORMTELECOMMUNICATION SECTORTELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR REFORMTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELEPHONESTRAINING COURSESUNIVERSAL ACCESSUNIVERSAL ACCESS OBJECTIVES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYKNOWLEDGE ARCHITECTUREINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTUREDIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMSPUBLIC SECTORPOVERTY MITIGATIONACCESS TO INFORMATIONBANK'S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ROLEKNOWLEDGE SHARINGINVESTMENT COMMITMENTSINSTITUTIONAL REFORMPUBLIC GOODSIMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTSMONITORING & EVALUATIONFINANCIAL RESOURCESSECTORAL ALLOCATIONTRAINING ASSISTANCEEDUCATION DELIVERYWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5105-2