Keith NuthallJob opportunities in developing countries are likely to be in
the pipeline, following the announcement of a $15bn (£9bn)
programme to spread the use and knowledge of IT in poor countries
at the G8 summit meeting of the world's leading industrialised
nations, held in Japan last week.
Heads of government, who attended the summit, broadly welcomed
the scheme, which would see the Japanese government finding the
money to span the "digital divide", in particular by creating
so-called core-IT centres, which would promote computer training
and the setting up of Internet infrastructure.
Japan said it would be prepared to set up 30 of these centres in
developing countries "as the first phase in this endeavour". It
plans to establish network connections between the new core-IT
units and related international initiatives, such as the World
Bank's global distance learning programmes.
