High-tech communications to boost Afghanistan development

High-tech communications to boost Afghanistan development

Afghanistan’s first national Information and Communication Technology Conference opened on April 25, 2006, with a two-day forum at the Loya Jirga Hall, in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was jointly organized by Afghanistan’s communications ministry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Although four years ago, Afghanistan had only 20,000 fixed telephones, there are now 1.2 million cell phone owners.

Afghanistan’s first national Information and Communication Technology Conference opened on April 25, 2006, with a two-day forum at the Loya Jirga Hall, in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was jointly organized by Afghanistan’s communications ministry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Although four years ago, Afghanistan had only 20,000 fixed telephones, there are now 1.2 million cell phone owners.

Afghanistan’s first national Information and Communication Technology Conference opened on April 25, 2006, with a two-day forum at the Loya Jirga Hall, in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was jointly organized by Afghanistan’s communications ministry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Although four years ago, Afghanistan had only 20,000 fixed telephones, there are now 1.2 million cell phone owners.

Afghanistan’s first national Information and Communication Technology Conference opened on April 25, 2006, with a two-day forum at the Loya Jirga Hall, in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was jointly organized by Afghanistan’s communications ministry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Although four years ago, Afghanistan had only 20,000 fixed telephones, there are now 1.2 million cell phone owners.

Afghanistan’s first national Information and Communication Technology Conference opened on April 25, 2006, with a two-day forum at the Loya Jirga Hall, in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was jointly organized by Afghanistan’s communications ministry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Although four years ago, Afghanistan had only 20,000 fixed telephones, there are now 1.2 million cell phone owners.
The picture shows Afghan Vice-president Ahmad Zia Massoud touring stands at Afghanistan’s first ICT conference after the opening ceremony on Tuesday, April 25, 2006.