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Kyrgyzstan

ICT4D resources on Kyrgyzstan

Quick Facts

Total population 
                                             
5,413,645 (2008)              
                              
GNI per capita

USD 610 (2007)

Adult literacy rate
99% of ages 15 and older
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment
78%
Telephone lines (per 100 people)
9.2
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
41.4
Internet subscribers (per 100 people)
0.4
Personal computers (per 100 people)
1.9
International voice traffic (minutes/person/month)
2.5
Internet users (per 100 people)
14.3
Population covered by mobile cellular network
24%

Source: ICT at a Glance (World Bank)

Country Profile (OpenNet Initiative)

Information and Communication Technologies Under President of the Kyrgyz Republic

ITU ICT EYE

General Resources

Country Profile (BBC)

Development Gateway's Country Resources

The World Factbook (CIA)

Resources on E-Co Hub

National Strategy Information and Communication Technologies for Development in the Kyrgyz Republic

The achieved level and problems with ICT development in the Kyrgyz Republic determine the necessity to move away from a one-sided policy of just developing communications and information technologies to the formulation of a nation-wide strategy to integrate with the world information society. Given already available technological opportunities, main policy directions could be the formation of the interconnect information space in the country, development of information resources, data bases, knowledge, and information infrastructure, which could be used by both state structures and the general public on the parity basis. This will evolve the development of the informational law, technological facilities, and organization.

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