Technology, Media & Telecoms is one of the fastest-growing economic sectors and a major innovator, with important spillover effects on all other industries. It is both a source and a carrier of knowledge, supporting the acquisition and building of innovation capabilities in individuals, businesses and public organisations. In today’s era of digital transformation, emerging disruptive technologies and new business models, the Technology, Media & Telecoms sector creates new markets, improves operating performance and brings about efficiency gains and economies for the entire society.
Activities associated with Technology, Media & Telecoms are the manufacturing of semiconductors, electronic components and optical media, and production of a variety of hi-tech consumer goods, such as computers, laptops and mobile phones. It also includes media publishing, software development, motion picture and sound recording, and radio and television broadcasting. Telecommunications, data processing, networking and internet services are also part of this industry.
India has the second-largest ICT sector in the world in terms of number of subscribers, overcome only by China. However, India presents low penetration rates at global level. On the bright side, there is potential for further growth in the industry. ...
View more detailsChina’s telecommunications sector is among the sectors that were least impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the lockdown measures encouraged the demand for online communication. In Q3 2021, the total revenue of China’s ...
View more detailsWhile even before the pandemic, information and communication was one of the best-performing sectors of the Indonesian economy, in 2020 its real GVA registered a 10.6% y/y growth amid a 2.1% y/y decline of the real GDP. Its value reached IDR 695.8tn, ...
View more detailsChina’s telecommunications sector is among the industries least impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the lockdown measures encouraged the demand for online communication. In Q2 2021, the total revenue of the telecommunications sector ...
View more detailsChina’s telecommunications sector is among the sectors that were least impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the lockdown measures encouraged the demand for online communication. Compared with the 1.8% y/y increase in total revenue in ...
View more detailsThe telecommunications sector is of fundamental importance to the development of China’s digital economy. Domestic consumption, for instance, is highly driven by the ‘new retail’ model, which relies on mobile communication ...
View more detailsThe ICT sector of the Philippines is witnessing changes owing to government support and heightened competition. The COVID-19 pandemic which led to a surge in demand for data, exposed the inadequacies in the digital infrastructure ...
View more detailsIn October 2018, the government launched Thailand 4.0 to transform the country into a digital economy. This has proven to be beneficial for the ICT sector as it remains one of the fundamental drivers of digitalisation. ...
View more detailsThe COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital technology for daily activities not only in the “new normal” but also for the future. For households, better broadband connectivity became vital for working ...
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