Private sector, government collaboration key to driving broadband access, says international report

PARIS - Governments around the world must create and execute national multi-sectoral broadband plans, or risk being seriously disadvantaged in today’s increasingly high-speed digital environment. That is the gist of a new report released Monday by the Broadband Commission for Digital Development.The report Broadband: A Platform for Progress examines what broadband is, why it is so valuable in driving economies and societies forward, and how these networks can be created. It also breaks out the expanding range of services that are boosted by broadband (m-banking, healthcare, and e-government, to name a few), and includes an overview of the status of...