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
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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
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spelling	okr-10986-150532021-04-23T14:03:12Z Information and Communication Technologies and Broad-Based Development : A Partial Review of the Evidence Grace, Jeremy Kenny, Charles Zhen-Wei Qiang, Christine Liu, Jia Reynolds, Taylor 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 COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES 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 GROWTH 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 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 of the 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. 2013-08-14T16:15:39Z 2013-08-14T16:15:39Z 2003-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2979826/information-communication-technologies-broad-based-development 0-8213-5563-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15053 English en_US World Bank Working Paper;No. 12 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic	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 COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES 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 GROWTH 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
spellingShingle	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 COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES 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 GROWTH 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 Grace, Jeremy Kenny, Charles Zhen-Wei Qiang, Christine Liu, Jia Reynolds, Taylor Information and Communication Technologies and Broad-Based Development : A Partial Review of the Evidence
relation	World Bank Working Paper;No. 12
description	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 of the 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.
format	Publications & Research :: Publication
author	Grace, Jeremy Kenny, Charles Zhen-Wei Qiang, Christine Liu, Jia Reynolds, Taylor
author_facet	Grace, Jeremy Kenny, Charles Zhen-Wei Qiang, Christine Liu, Jia Reynolds, Taylor
author_sort	Grace, Jeremy
title	Information and Communication Technologies and Broad-Based Development : A Partial Review of the Evidence
title_short	Information and Communication Technologies and Broad-Based Development : A Partial Review of the Evidence
title_full	Information and Communication Technologies and Broad-Based Development : A Partial Review of the Evidence
title_fullStr	Information and Communication Technologies and Broad-Based Development : A Partial Review of the Evidence
title_full_unstemmed	Information and Communication Technologies and Broad-Based Development : A Partial Review of the Evidence
title_sort	information and communication technologies and broad-based development : a partial review of the evidence
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2013
url	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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Information and Communication Technologies and Broad-Based Development : A Partial Review of the Evidence

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