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Iran
ICT4D resources on Iran
| Quick Facts |
|
|---|---|
| Total population |
71,815,000 |
| Literacy (6 years and above) |
84.6% (male: 88.7%; female: 80.3%) |
| Area |
1,648,000 sq km |
| GDP per capita |
USD 2,880 |
| Unemployment rate |
11.0 |
| Inflation rate |
17.6 |
|
Computers per 100 inhabitants |
7.8 |
| Fixed-line telephones |
23,484,000 lines (33.0 per 100 inhabitants) |
| Mobile phone subscribers |
26,355,000 subscribers (36.7 per 100 inhabitants) |
| Internet users |
11.5 million subscribers (16.0 per 100 inhabitants) |
| Domain names registered under '.ir' |
72,330 |
| Broadband subscribers |
350,000 subscribers (0.49 per 100 inhabitants) |
| Internet domestic bandwidth |
20,180 Mbps (est.) |
| Internet international bandwidth |
9,626 Mbps (December 2007) |
| e-Readiness overall score |
3.08 |
Source: Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009/2010
Communication Regulatory Authority (CRA)
Computer Society of Iran (CSI)
Country Profile (OpenNet Initiative)
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2005/2006
Informatics Society of Iran (ISI)
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
OpenNet Initiative - Country Profile
General Resources
Development Gateway's Country Resources
The Economist’s Country Briefing
Resources on E-Co Hub
Development of a National IT Strategy Focusing on Indigenous Content Development
This paper explains the foundation of the National ICT Agenda “TAKFA” as Iran’s road to knowledge-based development. It also briefly goes through the management structure and the process in which TAKFA was developed.
Youth Employment in Islamic Republic of Iran
This paper addresses the issues on youth employment in Iran by providing statistics and pointing out policies and action plans. It also includes the national action plan on human resource development and youth employment based on ICTs.
Using ICT for Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Iran
A presentation made by Yasamin O. Izadkhah, Assistant Professor,Risk Management Research Center,IIEES during the international conference "Building a Local Government Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction" on 11-13 August 2009, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
(in Korean)