The ITU report cautions that the needs and wishes of human being must be kept central to all these endeavours and the public must be educated about their implications.

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The automobile is becoming the ultimate mobile device, capable not just of transporting you from Point A to Point B, but also of handling your phone calls, your computing needs and your entertainment wishes.

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Every state, one way or another, ultimately collects what it needs to operate according to its voters wishes and employees are voters too who move their votes when they relocate.

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Under a plan known as the Gold Standards Framework, such people are given an adviser who assesses their needs and symptoms, asks about their wishes and helps everybody involved to plan for the future.

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Annan brought that approach to his dealings with African states, and maintains today that the process of democratization needs to occur naturally -- in line with the wishes of natives.

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