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==Primary Findings & Measures==
==Primary Findings==
The study's main finding is that there is a strong correlation between the development of network infrastructure and the growth of local content, even after controlling for economic and demographic factors.<ref name="study"></ref>
The study's main finding is that there is a strong correlation between the development of network infrastructure and the growth of local content, even after controlling for economic and demographic factors.<ref name="study"></ref>
It also concluded that there is a significant relationship between the development of international bandwidth and the price of local internet access. Markets with more local internet markets tended to report lower international reports for bandwidth, while markets with more international Internet traffic reported lower local prices for internet access. This relationship is not visible in countries with much more developed internet infrastructures.
It also concluded that there is a significant relationship between the development of international bandwidth and the price of local internet access. Markets with more local internet markets tended to report lower international reports for bandwidth, while markets with more international Internet traffic reported lower local prices for internet access. This relationship is not visible in countries with much more developed internet infrastructures.
==Recommendations==
The causality between the aforementioned relationship between local content, infrastructure development and access prices is hard to determine due to data constraints and complex mutual interdependencies. Nonetheless, the study recommends key lines of policy considerations: fostering content development, expanding connectivity, and promoting Internet access competition.<ref name="study"></ref>
===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>
==References==
==References==