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Papua New Guinea
ICT4D resources on Papua New Guinea
| Quick Facts |
|
|---|---|
| Total population |
6 million |
| GNI per capita |
USD 850 |
| GDP growth 2000–2007 |
2.3% (avg. annual) |
| Adult literacy rate |
58% of ages 15 and older |
| Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment |
41% |
| Telephone lines (per 100 people) |
0.9 |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) |
4.7 |
| Personal computers (per 100 people) |
6.4 |
| Households with a television set |
10% |
| Internet users (per 100 people) |
1.8 |
| International Internet bandwidth (bits/second/person) | 1 |
Source: ICT at a Glance (World Bank)
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Resources on E-Co Hub
Building a Mobile Money Distribution Network in Papua New Guinea
This report outlines how a mobile money system might develop in Papua New Guinea, what existing networks it might use for 'cash in' and 'cash out' services, and how mobile money might help individuals, companies and government alike to lower cost, increase security, and reduce corruption linked to the movement of money.
Conquering the Frontier: Developing Human Resources for ICTs in Papua New Guinea
This paper describes what Papua New Guinea has done to invest in infrastructure and its ICT human resources.
(in Korean)