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Singapore
ICT4D resources on Singapore
| Quick Facts |
|
|---|---|
| Total population | 5.353 million (July 2012 est.) |
| GDP per capita |
USD 60,500 (2011 est.) |
| Literacy rate |
95% (2009) |
|
Computers per 100 inhabitants |
72.61 (2006) |
| Fixed-line telephones per 100 inhabitants |
38.88(2011) |
| Mobile phone subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
149.49(2011) |
| Internet users per 100 inhabitants |
75(2011) |
| Domain names registered under '.sg' |
852,520 (January 2008) |
| Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
25.51(2011) |
| Internet international bandwidth |
Submarine cable capacity: 28 Tbps (October 2007) Direct international Internet connectivity: 25 Gbps (October 2007) |
| Percentage of population covered by mobile signal |
100.00 |
Source: Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009/2010
Country Profile (OpenNet Initiative)
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2005/2006
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003/2004
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
General Resources
Development Gateway's Country Resources
The Economist’s Country Briefing
Resources on E-Co Hub
Looking Ahead: The Development of Information Management in Asia’s Public Sector
The paper explores several areas linked to information management systems throughout Asia Pacific, and reveals a strong general trend towards improved management systems. It also highlights the massive growth of data that governments are required to keep and the challenge of keeping up with expected future growth.
National Infocomm Strategy and Policy: Singapore's Experience
This article provides Singapore IT plan and experience from 1980 to 2000.
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