developed countries

According to a report by a United Nations agency the population of the Internet will exceed two billion users this year which is close to the 1/3 of the world population. However, developing countries are significantly far behind the developed world.

 Developing countries risk missing out on the benefits of information technology because of their lack of broadband infrastructure, a U.N. agency said.

Lack of broadband Internet access deprives countries of the possibility of building up offshoring industries, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a report late on Thursday.

It also prevents people from tapping into all the advantages of mobile phones, whose use is exploding in poor countries.