E-Development: From Excitement to Effectiveness
Robert Schware
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly being recognized as essential tools of development—tools that can empower poor people, enhance skills, increase productivity and improve governance at all levels. The success of ICT-enabled development (or e-development) will thus not be measured by the diffusion of technology, but by advances in development itself: economic growth and, ultimately, achievement of the Millenium Development Goals.
This volume examines a wide range of issues related to e-development, with a focus on the requirements and realities of using ICTs to advance development goals. The report does not attempt to present a comprehensive overview of e-development. Rather, it highlights key issues that have immediate relevance to policy makers in developing nations who make decisions on investments and development goals. It highlights two issues in particular, e-government and e-education, because ICT applications in these areas can lead to significant development outcomes and can also be successfully deployed through public-private partnerships, leveraging limited government funding to achieve greater impact.
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Anno:
2005
Casa editrice:
World Bank Publications
Lingua:
english
Pagine:
194
ISBN 10:
0821364421
ISBN 13:
9780821364420
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PDF, 5.72 MB
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english, 2005
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