Inequalities keep shifting as knowledge enters market

Information and communication technology (ict) determines growth. This includes cell phone, Internet and broadband service that aids rapid communication and trade

ict boosts productivity and efficiency in business. For example, Thailand had a 10 per cent rise in employees using computers which brought in 3.5 per cent higher productivity. Higher rate of access to ict is key to such growth, poor countries lag far behind the rich in access

The number of cell phone subscribers in developing countries has tripled in the past five years (mostly in China and India), forming 58 per cent of the subscribers worldwide. It is double the number of subscribers in rich economies.There is a wide gap in mobile phone penetration as well