(AP/New York Times) - Arab experts issued a report on Monday that finds the Arab world lacking in three areas they deem fundamental to development: freedom of expression, access to knowledge, and empowerment of women. The report, commissioned by the UN Development Program in Amman, called for more access to knowledge, focusing on family upbringing, education, and the news media. The report noted that the Arab region had 18 computers for each 1,000 people, compared with the global average of 78. Fewer than 2% of Arabs have Internet access, compared with 79% of Americans.
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