Information and communication technologies and broad-based development : partial review of the evidence / / Jeremy Grace, Charles Kenny, Christine Qiang

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910971800803321
• Autore: Grace Jeremy <1967->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-08636-X; 9786610086368; 0-585-48648-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: ix, 53 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm
• Collana: World Bank working paper ; ; no. 12
• Altri autori (Persone): KennyCharles; QiangChristine Zhen-Wei
• Disciplina: 338.9/26
• Soggetti: Information technology - Economic aspects; Telecommunication - Economic aspects; Internet - Economic aspects; Economic development
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Abstract -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. ICTs and Economic Growth -- 3. Equity -- 4. Governance and Government Services -- 5. Maximizing the Level and Impact of ICT Provision -- 6. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- BOXES -- Box 1: Rural Radio and TV -- Box 2: Radio, TV, and Computers in Education -- Box 3: Cultural Resources on the Internet -- Box 4: Environmental Efficiency and E-commerce -- Box 5: Internet and Health Governance -- Box 6: E-commerce and Financial Reforms -- Box 7: Culture and ICTs -- FIGURES -- Figure 1: Percentage of Expenditure on Utilities in Chile by Income (poorest and richest quintile and aAverage) -- Figure 2: Number of Telephones Worldwide after Bell Installed First Line (1877) -- Figure 3: 1997 GDP per Capita against Telephones per Capita (Log Scales) -- Figure 4: GDP Growth 1980-98 against Telephones per Capita -- Figure 5: Variation from Expected Telecommunications Provision and Illiteracy -- Figure 6: Variation from Expected Telecommunications Provision and Life Expectancy -- Figure ; 7: Telecommunications Employment -- TABLES -- Table 1: Teledensity in Selected Countries, by Income Level and Urban/ Rural Location.
• Sommario/riassunto: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are increasingly seen as integral to the development process. This paper reviews some of the evidence linking telecommunications and the Internet and economic growth, the likely impact of these new ICTs on income inequality and anecdotal evidence regarding the role of the Internet in improving government services and governance. It looks at methods to maximize access to the new ICTs, and improve their development impact both in promoting income generation and the provision of quality services.