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nformation and communications technology (ICT) has transformed society
over the last 30 years. ICT not only ushered in the information age, but ICTbased technologies have also been instrumental in enabling the research,
development and growth of technologies in many other fields such as applied
science, engineering, health and transport. Consequently, we have chosen to
focus solely on ICT for the purposes of this report, as a new wave of technological
advances is now creating novel opportunities, while testing governments’ ability
to harness their benefits and provide prudent oversight.