'Digital rift is slowing global development' [View All]

The first World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) agreed on Friday international co-operation was needed so that poor countries were not left out of the flow of knowledge driving much of the modern economy.

A statement adopted by delegates of 68 states and numerous technology companies at the end of forum held in Vilnius said cooperation between states and public-private linkups to bridge the "digital divide" were crucial to help reduce world poverty.

"Africa is facing severe problems, but in every country there's a gap between 'haves' and 'have-nots', between urban and rural areas, between generations," Yoshio Utsumi, head of the International Telecommunications Union, told the gathering.

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