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===Fostering Content Development===
===Fostering Content Development===
The report noted two significant trends with regards to local content development: it is growing very quickly in volume, and its composition is changing so that it is no longer dominated by developed countries. The growth of local content development varies across countries, however, and is tied to factors such as each country's individual level of internet infrastructure development.<ref name="study"></ref>
The report noted two significant trends with regards to local content development: it is growing very quickly in volume, and its composition is changing so that it is no longer dominated by developed countries. The growth of local content development varies across countries, however, and is tied to factors such as each country's individual level of internet infrastructure development.<ref name="study"></ref>
Local content growth can be promoted through increasing the level of basic literacy (drafting, language, etc.), critical thinking ability, as well as media, information, and digital literacy skills. Supplying software and hardware will also aid internet growth at-large, as ICT equipment and services are considered luxury goods in many zones and therefore taxed heavily.
Governments, in general, should also collect and distribute information to communities, embrace the idea of openness with public sector data, and foster an innovative environment for content creation, perhaps by supporting educational institutions and areas with inexpensive connectivity.
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