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Percentage of investment in ITC in total GDP ( 1 or latest available year) Source: OECD 2003a, p. 37.
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We are presently at a turning point in mobile communications – the third generation (“3G” or UMTS) is imminent. The implications of UMTS for the Portuguese multimedia entertainment sector could be particularly relevant - mobile communications in Portugal have a penetration rate above the European average. Portugal is already a laboratory for testin...
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... diffusion of the use of Internet depends on a number of factors, such as the penetration rate of IT equipment; the quality and diffusion of the communications infrastructure; and the information technology culture. Portugal is situated below the 15 OECD countries with the highest rates of investment in ICT (Information and Communication Technologies), as can be observed in Figures 1 and 2. Although this rate has increased between 1990 and 2001, the comparative situation of Portugal with the remaining OECD countries has aggravated in this period. ...
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