Information and Communication Technologies and Broad-Based Development : A Partial Review of the Evidence

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly seen as integral to the development process. This paper reviews some of the evidence for the link between telecommunications and the Internet and economic growth, the likely impact...

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Main Authors:	Grace, Jeremy, Kenny, Charles, Zhen-Wei Qiang, Christine, Liu, Jia, Reynolds, Taylor
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT EQUITY GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT SERVICES INTERNET ECONOMIC GROWTH KNOWLEDGE SHARING TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELEPHONE SERVICES RURAL INCOMES MARKET INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY FOOD SECURITY JOB CREATION EDUCATION TRAINING ACTIVITIES HEALTH OUTCOMES MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES PUBLIC ACCESS LEGAL REFORM CAPACITY BUILDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION AGRICULTURE BANKING SYSTEMS BUSINESS PERFORMANCE CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CENTRAL BANK COMMUNICATIONS COSTS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONSUMERS COST SAVINGS DATA ENTRY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIGITAL AGE DIGITAL DIVIDE E-COMMERCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMICS EFFICIENT SUPPLY ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPLOITATION EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES EXTERNALITY FINANCIAL MARKETS FORECASTS FOREIGN INVESTMENT GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH THEORIES HIGH TECHNOLOGY INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES INVENTORIES ISP KNOW-HOW LABOR COSTS LEARNING LIFE EXPECTANCY NETWORK EXTERNALITIES NEW PRODUCTS NEW TECHNOLOGIES OPEN MARKETS OPPORTUNITY COSTS OUTSOURCING PERSONAL COMPUTERS POST OFFICES POSTAL SERVICES PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRINTING PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL RADIO SATELLITES SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE INDUSTRY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS SOFTWARE PROGRAMS SUPPLY CHAINS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION TELECOM COMPANIES TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOM INVESTMENTS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES TELEDENSITY TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONES TRADE POLICIES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSACTIONS COSTS VALUE ADDED WEALTH WEBSITES WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2979826/information-communication-technologies-broad-based-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15053

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15053

Information and Communication Technologies and Broad-Based Development : A Partial Review of the Evidence

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