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One Million Opportunities: The Impact of Mobile Internet on the Economy of Southeast Asia

Henry Worthington, Oxford Economics

07-Nov-16 12:00

One Million Opportunities: The Impact of Mobile Internet on the Economy of Southeast Asia

Mobile internet is transforming opportunities for people all over the world. This can be measured not just in terms of increased consumer choices and convenience, but by a robust assessment of the economic value that the technology brings to economies - boosting GDP, creating jobs and driving social investment. Recently Google worked with Oxford Economics on a report looking at the impact of mobile internet on the economy of southeast asia. Henry Worthington, Associate Director for Oxford Economics and also author of the report shares details from the report.


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