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ICT for Development

ICTs, poverty and development (pdf - 506kb)

This backgrounder for the InfoDev Annual Symposium (2003), commissioned by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) of the Swiss Government, presents a framework for thinking and a guide to further analysis and future projects.

Starting from the assumption that ICT is a means and not an end, it focuses on how to use ICT as a development tool for improving the performance of markets and institutions, the livelihoods of poor people, and the capacities of individuals and governments.

 

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