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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Robert</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many thanks for your kind reply and work. I found
it very useful and submit it to her, but I have some more detailed questions,
which I couldn't find the answer now, which are:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1-how many people on earth never saw a
telephone?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2-how many people on earth never saw a
computer?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3-how many people on earth never made a telephone
call, or use internet?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4-how many on earth do not have
electricity?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I someone could give me these stats, it would be
great.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Amir</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=rguerra@lists.privaterra.org
href="mailto:rguerra@lists.privaterra.org">Robert Guerra</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=plenary@wsis-cs.org
href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">wsis-cs-plenary Plenary</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 01, 2005 10:36
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [CS
Bureau] data needed on ICT status in the world-urgent</DIV>
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<DIV>On 31-Oct-05, at 4:23 AM, west wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear All,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mrs. Ebadi, our CS opening
speaker is preparing her speech, she requested me to prepare these
information for her, that she might use it in her speech or use as a
background information fro her analysis. Would you please help me in finding
these data. I need hot data, like how many have ever seen a telephone or not
seen a mobile in their life, how many in the world ever seen a PC or use
internet. These sort of data is needed. If you also have other interesting
data, please share.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>The items that I need information on now are:<BR><BR>1- the budget for
military expenditure of some developing countries and<SPAN
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development infrastructure/education.<BR></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) military
expenditure database</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.sipri.org/contents/milap/milex/mex_database1.html">http://www.sipri.org/contents/milap/milex/mex_database1.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV>The database on military expenditure covers about 160 countries and
contains consistent time series for the period since 1988. SIPRI military
expenditure data are based on open sources only, including a SIPRI
questionnaire, which is sent out annually to all countries included in the
database. Collected data are processed to achieve consistent time series and
as far as possible in accordance with the SIPRI definition of military
expenditure.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Map & Graph: Military: Expenditures - Percent of
GDP</DIV>
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href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/mil_exp_per_of_gdp">http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/mil_exp_per_of_gdp</A></DIV>
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<DIV>2-some statistics regarding world situation on communication, the
important<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>ones, such as
how many have access or no access to telephone, internet, PCs,<SPAN
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">NationMaster.com, a massive central data source and a
handy way to graphically compare nations.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><A
href="http://www.nationmaster.com">http://www.nationmaster.com</A></DIV><BR>
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