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... Some organizations already consider the Internet a necessity rather than a luxury, and on its site visits to Africa in August 1997 the Committee on Indicators of Internet Impacts on Development heard from business leaders in Ghana and Senegal who know that to compete in international markets they must have Internet access. Many obstacles exist, however, to widespread Internet use in Africa, including economic barriers, poor infrastructure, restrictive policy and regulator environments, and lack of effective leadership and constituencies.
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... Indicators are presented for impacts on education and on the broader developmental goals associated with education-for example, increased literacy and employment. Indicators are also presented for impacts on the private sector and broader economic developmental goals, such as increased employment, production, and capital formation.
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... Based on the committee's findings, some areas for further research should include issues of causality, country-specific case studies of Internet use and diffusion, impacts of nonuse of the Internet, institutional use and diffusion of the Internet, and public policy and Internet use.
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