Annan calls for bridging digital divide in world's poorest countries

With millions of people in the world's poorest countries still excluded from the right to communicate, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for bridging the digital divide between developed and developing countries. "The terms 'information society,' 'digital era,' or the 'information age' have all been used to describe this age," Mr. Annan said in a message marking World Telecommunication Day. "Whatever term we use, the society we build must be open and pluralistic – one in which all people, in all countries, have access to information and knowledge.