Information lives of the poor : fighting poverty with technology
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2013
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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA
Abstract
This book draws on ground-breaking research regarding how access to ICTs affects lives and livelihoods among the developing-country poor. Household surveys reveal how and why the developing-country poor are using communication tools. Analysis of survey results from Africa, Asia, and Latin America provides lessons about government, civil society, and the private sector roles in ensuring greater social inclusion in benefits of ICT access. Technology has both democratic potential and darker sides: crowdsourcing and open learning; censorship and cyber warfare… the final chapter reflects on the promise and perils of ICTs and recommends some future directions for research.
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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Pauvres et l'information : lutter contre la pauvreté à l'aide de la technologie
Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Pobres en la era de la información : combatiendo la pobreza con tecnología
Myanmar version available in IDRC Digital Library
Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Pobres en la era de la información : combatiendo la pobreza con tecnología
Myanmar version available in IDRC Digital Library
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMIC ASPECTS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, DIGITAL DIVIDE, CIVIL SOCIETY, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, OPEN DATA, MOBILE PHONES, GOVERNMENT ROLE, GLOBAL SOUTH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, ACCESS TO ICT, TELECOMMUNICATION