Can Information and Communications Technology Applications Contribute to Poverty Reduction? Lessons from Rural India

Can Information and Communications Technology Applications Contribute to Poverty Reduction? Lessons from Rural India

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Can Information and Communications Technology Applications Contribute to Poverty Reduction? Lessons from Rural India

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) can reduce poverty by improving poor people's access to education, health, government and financial services. ICT can also help small farmers and artisans by connecting them to markets. It is clear that in rural India -as well as in much of the developing world- realization of this potential is not guaranteed.

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