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.
In the third quarter of 2019, China's telecommunications industry was revolutionised by the commercialisation of the 5G technology. It was a period of intensive 5G infrastructure development and technological upgrade. The official launch of 5G ...
View more detailsAfrica’s telecommunications sector has been one of the most dynamic globally over the past decade, driven by mobile services in particular. Realising the importance of telecommunications for overall economic growth, governments across the ...
View more detailsThe telecommunications sector in China has been playing a crucial role in the country’s development processes. As one of the key national industries, it plays a double role. Apart from its traditional functions, it has fundamental importance ...
View more detailsAfter a weak financial performance in the 2016-2017 period, Colombia’s ICT sector returned to growth in 2018. The information and communications sector’s GVA increased by 3% y/y in 2018, reaching COP 24.5tn or 2.9% of total GDP, ...
View more detailsIndonesia is home to the largest ICT market in Southeast Asia, catering for a population of nearly 270mn people. The complex geography of the archipelago nation predefines the dominant position of mobile services over fixed-line. The penetration of ...
View more detailsThe information and communication technology (ICT) sector was one of the main growth drivers of the Czech economy in 2017, expanding its GVA by 6%, well above the GDP growth rate of 4.4%. As a result, its share in the country’s economy rose to ...
View more detailsRussia is home to the largest ICT market in Europe, catering to a population of more than 147mn people. With a penetration rate of almost 160% in the mobile telephony segment and 76% in the mobile broadband segment, the telecoms market is highly ...
View more detailsAfter poor financial and operating performance in the 2015-2017 period, Brazil’s ICT sector returned to a growth path in 2018. Apart from an uptick in economic activity and an improving job market, the sector was favoured by continued robust ...
View more detailsColombia’s ICT sector claimed a share of 3.1% of its national GVA, or around COP 25.7tn, in 2017, growing 3% compared to 2016 in real terms. In 2017, FDI inflow in TCI exceeded USD 3.4bn, up from USD 1.5bn the previous year, and beating the ...
View more detailsIndian ICT is a dynamic sector which both shapes customer needs and reflects the country’s fastchanging demographic and social situation. The country has a large working-age and consumptionoriented population. More affordable smartphones and ...
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