LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

CSO Civil Society Organization

FOSS Free and open source software

G3ict Global Initiative on Inclusive Information and Communications Technology

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GSMA GSM Association

ICT Information and Communication Technology

ICTP International Centre for Theoretical Physics

ICTs Information and Communication Technologies

IDA International Development Association

ITU International Telecommunication Union

NBP National Broadband Plan

NSO National Statistical Office

PPP Public-Private Partnership

STEM Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

STI Science, Technology and Innovation

UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization

USF Universal Service Funds

WSIS World Summit on the Information Society