"And whether that is 15 or 20 years, we will hope for accelerated economic development in Afghanistan."

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

The organization believes technology can boost the development and growth of economies and cites Finland, Estonia, South Korea and Israel as countries that have accelerated their economic development by investing in ICT.

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