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Pro-poor public service delivery with ICTs (pdf 105kb)

This brief introduces the concept of pro-poor e-governance, gives two examples of e-governance projects targeted at poor and vulnerable groups.

It also provides a comprehensive approach to pro-poor e-governance towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The approach is comprised of seven building blocks including:
- Policy development
- Needs assessment
- Identification of high-impact applications
- Utilisation of appropriate mix of technologies
- Public-private-civil society partnerships
- Capacity building and people's participation
- Monitoring, evaluation and feedback

 

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