And when giving our children the best education possible we know is the ingredient for success in this new information and technology-rich economy, how can we be laying off teachers -- when other countries are hiring teachers in droves?

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With more than 20 years of rich business expertise in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, an extensive global network, vast global business operations and partners, Huawei Consumer Business Group, through Huawei Device, is dedicated to bringing the latest technology to consumers, offering a world of possibilities and creating extraordinary experiences for people everywhere.

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Over the next decade or so, the information-technology revolution is widely seen as being the main driver of growth, and since the rich economies, notably America, have a vast lead in the development and use of computers, telecoms and the Internet, some people worry that this will inevitably cause the gap between the developed and the developing worlds to widen further.

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