Information lives of the poor : fighting poverty with technology

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dc.contributor.authorElder, Laurent
dc.contributor.authorSamarajiva, Rohan
dc.contributor.authorGillwald, Alison
dc.contributor.authorGalperin, Hernán
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-07T13:24:23Z
dc.date.available2014-02-07T13:24:23Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionFrench version available in IDRC Digital Library: Pauvres et l'information : lutter contre la pauvreté à l'aide de la technologieen
dc.descriptionSpanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Pobres en la era de la información : combatiendo la pobreza con tecnologíaen
dc.descriptionMyanmar version available in IDRC Digital Libraryen
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (88 p. : ill.)en
dc.format.mimetypeApplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-55250-574-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/52413
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIDRC, Ottawa, ON, CAen
dc.relation.ispartofIn_focus / IDRCen
dc.relation.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/52414
dc.relation.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/52415
dc.relation.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53296
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYen
dc.subjectECONOMIC ASPECTSen
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIESen
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONSen
dc.subjectDIGITAL DIVIDEen
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETYen
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONen
dc.subjectOPEN DATAen
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONESen
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT ROLEen
dc.subjectGLOBAL SOUTHen
dc.subjectSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICYen
dc.subjectACCESS TO ICTen
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONen
dc.titleInformation lives of the poor : fighting poverty with technologyen
dc.typeIDRC Booken
idrc.copyright.holderIDRC
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceIDRC is copyright holderen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC PUBLICATIONen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC PERSONNELen

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