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Information & Communications Technology

Reconnecting the Bay of Bengal through the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway

5 October 2016

Development of mesh networks for redundancy with a combination of terrestrial and submarine cables is needed to reconnect the Bay of Bengal, according to Mr. Samarajiva of LIRNEAsia.

Information & Communications Technology

Closing the broadband divide to connect people in Asia and the Pacific

23 September 2016

Despite advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the Asia-Pacific region nevertheless still suffers from a digital divide due to a lack of ICT connectivity.

ESCAP ITU Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway Maps

Information & Communications Technology

Interactive map of the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway

1 June 2016

ESCAP and ITU have jointly produced groundbreaking interactive maps of the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway, which will help bridge the digital divide in Asia-Pacific.