Many initiatives and government programs have been established worldwide to ensure that computer literacy becomes a skill as basic as reading, writing, and arithmetic. In an information society, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is crucial for governments to develop thriving and competitive economies.

Because the PC is expected to remain the main access device to the Internet, many of these programs focus on the quantitative and qualitative improvement of PC household penetration.

This joint study by Booz Allen Hamilton and Inel Corporation offers a perspective on what governments can do to help GAPP programs succeed, the ways in which GAPP programs pay off, and how GAPPs can contribute to the development of the information society.

Booz Allen Vice President Dr. Rainer Bernnat; Booz Allen Associate Dr. Wolfgang Zink; and Intel's Ben Chapman are the authors of "Enabling the Worldwide Information Society—Assessing The Impact of Government Assisted PC Programs."