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Promoting investment in the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS)

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  • Atsuko Okuda

    (Transport Division, ESCAP)

  • Siope Vakataki Ofa

    (Transport Division, ESCAP)

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The digital divide in Asia and the Pacific continues to widen over time. It affects ESCAP low-income countries (mostly LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS) which need ICT connectivity the most in their efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In response, ESCAP member countries recently endorsed the AP-IS Master Plan and Regional Cooperation Framework Document which provide a regional platform for key stakeholders to coordinate and collaborate towards expanding investment in developing missing fibre-optic networks and improving inclusive broadband access. In that context, this brief explores how to promote broadband infrastructure investments.

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  • Atsuko Okuda & Siope Vakataki Ofa, 2017. "Promoting investment in the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS)," MPDD Policy Briefs PB48, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
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