Effective application of ICT to improving the quality of life and reducing poverty in poor countries: recent experiences and new approaches

IEEE 2002 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS'02). Social Implications of Information and Communication Technology. Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37293) Pub Date : 2002-08-07 DOI:10.1109/ISTAS.2002.1013802

E. Farell, M. Rumich

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This paper addresses the role of ICT in reducing poverty and improving quality of life in poor countries. Past efforts have not produced results of global or national consequence. In contrast, the experience provided by recent studies, simulations, and projects we have implemented under various development and IFI programs have allowed us to assess related strategies and to formulate future programs. Using these experiences, we examine the causes of past shortcomings - from technical, to institutional, to strategic - and review the relevant issues. We examine: (i) strategies to penetrate poor areas with ICT at levels adequate to support health, education, information, and government services; (ii) financial and business options to support the programs, including privatization and concession schemes; (iii) technology issues regarding cost effectiveness and the path to standardization; (iv) modeling tools at our disposal; and (v) lessons learned from ongoing projects.

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有效应用信息通信技术提高贫困国家的生活质量和减少贫困:最近的经验和新方法

本文论述了信息通信技术在贫困国家减少贫困和提高生活质量方面的作用。过去的努力没有产生具有全球或国家影响的结果。相比之下，最近的研究、模拟和我们在各种发展和国际金融机构计划下实施的项目所提供的经验使我们能够评估相关战略并制定未来的计划。利用这些经验，我们检查了过去缺点的原因——从技术、体制到战略——并审查了相关问题。我们审查:(i)向贫困地区普及信息和通信技术的战略，其水平足以支持保健、教育、信息和政府服务;(ii)支持这些计划的财务和商业选择，包括私有化和特许计划;有关成本效益和标准化途径的技术问题;(iv)可供我们使用的建模工具;(v)从正在进行的项目中吸取的教训。

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