For this reason, the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) advised ICT leaders of developing countries and emerging economies that such infrastructure be made a top priority.

WITSA chairman Dato' Dan E. Khoo said people must exert their influence on their respective governments about the benefits of building out the ICT infrastructure through pro-competitive market policies and sound investments.

"Putting in place a comprehensive ICT infrastructure must be ranked highly among national development priorities in the developing and emerging worlds," said Khoo in his speech at the opening ceremony of the Global Public Policy Summit (GPPS 2009) in Bermuda.

GPPS is a WITSA event that brings together executives and policy makers for the purpose of assessing policies that determine the global ICT development and adoption.