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ICTs for Poverty Reduction: A Background Paper by Randy Spence
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On September 19-20, 2003, a group of specialists in ICTs, gender, economic development and poverty reduction joined in a workshop on ICTs and poverty reduction. The meeting was organized jointly by IDRC's Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic and Adjustment Policies (MIMAP) initiative, and the ICT for Development program area. A background paper by Randy Spence explores ICT-poverty interrelationships and surveys a wide range of country and sector/issue experiences.
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A Dialogue on ICTs and Poverty:
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In September 2003, 30 experts from around the world gathered at Harvard University to discuss how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can help to reduce poverty. The following multimedia files give a brief survey of their discussions, concerns, and conclusions.
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Can ICTs Transform Society?
IDRC President Maureen O'Neil discusses how technologies can help societies become more democratic and equitable.
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Closing the Rich/Poor Gap
Noeleen Heyzer of the United Nations Development Fund for Women discusses ICTs and closing the gaps between the rich and poor, and between men and women.
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Creating Content
India's MS Swaminathan emphasizes the need for content creation.
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Embracing ICTs in Uganda
Frederick Tusubira of Uganda's Makerere University reflects on the difference between technology and its uses, and how poor people in Uganda have embraced some ICTs.
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ICTs and Health Care
Harvard University's Lincoln Chen discusses the importance of ICTs to the health care industry.
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ICTs: A Priority Investment
Keith Bezanson of the University of Sussex talks about the failure of the development community to make the case that ICTs should be an area of priority investment.
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Pervasive Misconceptions
Clotilde Fonseca, from the Fundación Omar Dengo, talks about widespread misconceptions concerning ICTs.
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The Civic Layer
Harvard University's Jim Moore on the emerging "civic layer" of the World Wide Web.
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The Diffusion of ICTs
Venancio Massingue of Mozambique talks about how one measures the diffusion of ICTs.
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A Dialogue on ICTs and Poverty: The Harvard Forum Highlights 2003-09-01
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction 2003-10-01
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ICTs for Poverty Reduction: A Background Paper by Randy Spence 2003-07-18
On September 19-20, 2003, a group of specialists in ICTs, gender, economic development and poverty reduction joined in a workshop on ICTs and poverty reduction. The meeting was organized jointly by IDRC's Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic and Adjustment Policies (MIMAP) initiative, and the ICT for Development program area. A background paper by Randy Spence explores ICT-poverty interrelationships and surveys a wide range of country and sector/issue experiences.
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