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Purpose

The aim of this paper is to report on the International Telecommunication Union Telecom World Symposium and Trade Show held in Hong Kong in December 2006.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper reports on some of the ideas presented at the symposium.

Findings

The paper finds that attendees got a first‐hand sense of Chinese ascendancy in information and communications technology (ICT) as well as the promise offered by ICT to bridge the digital divide.

Originality/value

The paper shows the ideas on bridging the digital divide presented at ITU World Telecom 2006.

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