15 June 2004 16:03
RUSSIA WILL HAVE 50 MILLION INTERNET USERS BY 2010
ST. PETERSBURG. June 15 (Interfax) - Russia will have 50 million Internet users by 2010, Telecommunications Minister
Leonid Reiman said at an economic forum in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
The number of users has increased 35%-40% annually over the past four years and currently stands at 14 million, he
said.
Russia has every opportunity to develop its IT export potential,
but it requires efficient methods to do so. "First of all, Russian
An important task for Russia is to encourage IT exports, Reiman said. IT exports should at least triple from 2001 by
2005. Exports are currently considerably lower than they are in countries such as India and Israel, the minister
said.
companies require access and promotion on world markets."
[Interfax] |
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