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“ICTs for Inclusive Growth”, The Global Information Technology Report 2015 showcases solutions to allow everyone to benefit from and participate in the ICT revolution and to contribute to a more prosperous and inclusive world. Below are 3 key messages. The Transformative Power of ICTs As a general-purpose technology, the impact of ICTs extends well beyond productivity gains. ICTs are vectors of economic and social transformation. By improving access to services, enhancing connectivity, creating business and employment opportunities, and changing the ways people communicate, interact, and engage among themselves and with their governments, ICTs can transform our world. Yet only widespread and systematic usage of ICTs by all stakeholders—individuals, businesses, and government—can trigger such transformation. The Networked Readiness Index (NRI) reveals the almost perfect correlation between a country’s level of ICT uptake and the economic and social impacts ICTs hav...