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Singapore
ICT4D resources on Singapore
| Quick Facts |
|
|---|---|
| Total population |
4,588,600 (2007) |
| GDP per capita |
SGD 52,994 or USD 38,349.07 (2007) (1 USD = 1.38188 SGD) |
| Literacy rate |
95.4% (2006) (among residents aged 15 years and over) |
|
Computers per 100 inhabitants |
72.61 (2006) |
| Fixed-line telephones per 100 inhabitants |
40.6% (January 2008) |
| Mobile phone subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
125.6% (January 2008) |
| Internet users per 100 inhabitants |
Dial-up only: 22.8% (January 2008) If (dialup subscriptions + broadband subscriptions)/population: (1,047,000+3,396,000)/4,588,600 = 96.83% (January 2008) |
| Domain names registered under '.sg' |
852,520 (January 2008) |
| Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
74% (January 2008); Household penetration 78.2% (January 2008) |
| Internet international bandwidth |
Submarine cable capacity: 28 Tbps (October 2007) Direct international Internet connectivity: 25 Gbps (October 2007) |
| Percentage of population covered by mobile signal |
100.00 |
Source: Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009/2010
Country Profile (OpenNet Initiative)
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2005/2006
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003/2004
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
General Resources
Development Gateway's Country Resources
The Economist’s Country Briefing
Resources on E-Co Hub
National Infocomm Strategy and Policy: Singapore's Experience
This article provides Singapore IT plan and experience from 1980 to 2000.
(in Korean)