Capturing Technology for Development : An Evaluation of World Bank Group Activities in Information and Communication Technologies, Volume 1. The Evaluation
Technological innovation drives economic progress. Information and communication technologies (ICT) can be leveraged for development, but harnessing this potential depends on an enabling environment for their production, diffusion, and use. Otherwi...
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ACCESS MANAGEMENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTION PLAN ADOPTION OF ICT ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY SERVICES BACK-OFFICE BACKBONE BACKBONES BANK LENDING BEST PRACTICE BROADBAND BROADBAND ACCESS BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY BUSINESS INCUBATORS BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTERS CONSOLIDATION CONSULTING SERVICE COORDINATION MECHANISMS DECENTRALIZATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK E-COMMERCE E-GOVERNMENT E-LEARNING ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY EMPOWERMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUIPMENT EXTERNAL FUNDS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GICT GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GOVERNMENT POLICY GUARANTEE AGENCY HARMONIZATION HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPACITY ICT INEQUALITIES INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET SERVICES KEY CHALLENGES KNOWLEDGE BASE LENDING PORTFOLIO LICENSING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MASS MARKET MATERIAL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MOBILE APPLICATIONS MOBILE DEVICES MOBILE NETWORK MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS MOBILE PHONES MOBILE SERVICE MOBILE TELEPHONE MOBILE TELEPHONY MONEY TRANSFER NETWORKS NEW BUSINESS OPEN GOVERNMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP PENETRATION RATE PENETRATION RATES PHOTO PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY FRAMEWORKS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTORS PRIVATIZATION PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC- PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RATES OF RETURN REAL-TIME DATA REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REORGANIZATION RESULT RESULTS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MITIGATION RURAL ACCESS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SUPERVISION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL ISSUES TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL STAFF TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE PENETRATION TRACKING SYSTEM TRAINING MATERIALS TRANSPORT UNION UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL ACCESS POLICIES UNIVERSAL SERVICE URBAN DEVELOPMENT USER USERS USES VENTURE CAPITAL VILLAGE VILLAGES WIRELESS ACCESS |
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ACCESS MANAGEMENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTION PLAN ADOPTION OF ICT ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY SERVICES BACK-OFFICE BACKBONE BACKBONES BANK LENDING BEST PRACTICE BROADBAND BROADBAND ACCESS BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY BUSINESS INCUBATORS BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTERS CONSOLIDATION CONSULTING SERVICE COORDINATION MECHANISMS DECENTRALIZATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK E-COMMERCE E-GOVERNMENT E-LEARNING ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY EMPOWERMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUIPMENT EXTERNAL FUNDS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GICT GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GOVERNMENT POLICY GUARANTEE AGENCY HARMONIZATION HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPACITY ICT INEQUALITIES INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET SERVICES KEY CHALLENGES KNOWLEDGE BASE LENDING PORTFOLIO LICENSING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MASS MARKET MATERIAL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MOBILE APPLICATIONS MOBILE DEVICES MOBILE NETWORK MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS MOBILE PHONES MOBILE SERVICE MOBILE TELEPHONE MOBILE TELEPHONY MONEY TRANSFER NETWORKS NEW BUSINESS OPEN GOVERNMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP PENETRATION RATE PENETRATION RATES PHOTO PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY FRAMEWORKS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTORS PRIVATIZATION PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC- PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RATES OF RETURN REAL-TIME DATA REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REORGANIZATION RESULT RESULTS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MITIGATION RURAL ACCESS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SUPERVISION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL ISSUES TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL STAFF TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE PENETRATION TRACKING SYSTEM TRAINING MATERIALS TRANSPORT UNION UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL ACCESS POLICIES UNIVERSAL SERVICE URBAN DEVELOPMENT USER USERS USES VENTURE CAPITAL VILLAGE VILLAGES WIRELESS ACCESS Independent Evaluation Group Capturing Technology for Development : An Evaluation of World Bank Group Activities in Information and Communication Technologies, Volume 1. The Evaluation |
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Technological innovation drives economic
progress. Information and communication technologies (ICT)
can be leveraged for development, but harnessing this
potential depends on an enabling environment for their
production, diffusion, and use. Otherwise, technology can
widen rather than narrow existing inequalities. Over the
past decade developing countries have seen rapid but uneven
growth in ICT access and use. The unprecedented spread of
mobile technologies, driven by private sector investment and
supported by reforms to promote competition, enabled the
growth of phone services for the underserved and poor to
levels unseen before. But outside mobile telephony, large
gaps exist in high-speed Internet access and broadband
connectivity and in the diffusion and use of ICT in
business, services, and government the areas where ICT can
deliver the largest developmental impacts. The World Bank
Group's strategy has sought development results in ICT
by promoting (i) sector reform, (ii) access to information
infrastructure, (iii) ICT skills development, and (iv) ICT
applications. Among these areas, the Bank Group's most
notable contributions have been in sector reforms and
support to private investments for mobile telephony in
difficult environments and in the poorest countries, where
most of its activities have taken place. Countries with Bank
Group support for policy reform and investments have
increased competition and access faster than countries
without such support. Going forward, the World Bank Group
should retain a role in ICT, but with an important shift in
priorities. First, the importance of reforms suggests a role
for the Bank in this area related to (i) updating regulatory
frameworks and (ii) preserving competition in the face of
consolidation and convergence in the sector. Second, gaps in
broadband and internet access, in the context of overall
expansion of coverage, call for a selective role of the
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral
Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) in supporting private
investments in difficult environments. |
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| title |
Capturing Technology for Development
: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Activities in
Information and Communication Technologies, Volume 1. The Evaluation |
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Capturing Technology for Development
: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Activities in
Information and Communication Technologies, Volume 1. The Evaluation |
| title_full |
Capturing Technology for Development
: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Activities in
Information and Communication Technologies, Volume 1. The Evaluation |
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Capturing Technology for Development
: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Activities in
Information and Communication Technologies, Volume 1. The Evaluation |
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Capturing Technology for Development
: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Activities in
Information and Communication Technologies, Volume 1. The Evaluation |
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capturing technology for development
: an evaluation of world bank group activities in
information and communication technologies, volume 1. the evaluation |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-23702021-04-23T14:02:01Z Capturing Technology for Development : An Evaluation of World Bank Group Activities in Information and Communication Technologies, Volume 1. The Evaluation Independent Evaluation Group ACCESS MANAGEMENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTION PLAN ADOPTION OF ICT ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY SERVICES BACK-OFFICE BACKBONE BACKBONES BANK LENDING BEST PRACTICE BROADBAND BROADBAND ACCESS BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY BUSINESS INCUBATORS BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTERS CONSOLIDATION CONSULTING SERVICE COORDINATION MECHANISMS DECENTRALIZATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK E-COMMERCE E-GOVERNMENT E-LEARNING E-MAIL ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY EMPOWERMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUIPMENT EXTERNAL FUNDS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GICT GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GOVERNMENT POLICY GUARANTEE AGENCY HARMONIZATION HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPACITY ICT INEQUALITIES INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET SERVICES KEY CHALLENGES KNOWLEDGE BASE LENDING PORTFOLIO LICENSING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MASS MARKET MATERIAL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MOBILE APPLICATIONS MOBILE DEVICES MOBILE NETWORK MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS MOBILE PHONES MOBILE SERVICE MOBILE TELEPHONE MOBILE TELEPHONY MONEY TRANSFER NETWORKS NEW BUSINESS OPEN GOVERNMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP PENETRATION RATE PENETRATION RATES PHOTO PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY FRAMEWORKS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTORS PRIVATIZATION PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC- PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RATES OF RETURN REAL-TIME DATA REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REORGANIZATION RESULT RESULTS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MITIGATION RURAL ACCESS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SUPERVISION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL ISSUES TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL STAFF TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE PENETRATION TRACKING SYSTEM TRAINING MATERIALS TRANSPORT UNION UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL ACCESS POLICIES UNIVERSAL SERVICE URBAN DEVELOPMENT USER USERS USES VENTURE CAPITAL VILLAGE VILLAGES WIRELESS ACCESS Technological innovation drives economic progress. Information and communication technologies (ICT) can be leveraged for development, but harnessing this potential depends on an enabling environment for their production, diffusion, and use. Otherwise, technology can widen rather than narrow existing inequalities. Over the past decade developing countries have seen rapid but uneven growth in ICT access and use. The unprecedented spread of mobile technologies, driven by private sector investment and supported by reforms to promote competition, enabled the growth of phone services for the underserved and poor to levels unseen before. But outside mobile telephony, large gaps exist in high-speed Internet access and broadband connectivity and in the diffusion and use of ICT in business, services, and government the areas where ICT can deliver the largest developmental impacts. The World Bank Group's strategy has sought development results in ICT by promoting (i) sector reform, (ii) access to information infrastructure, (iii) ICT skills development, and (iv) ICT applications. Among these areas, the Bank Group's most notable contributions have been in sector reforms and support to private investments for mobile telephony in difficult environments and in the poorest countries, where most of its activities have taken place. Countries with Bank Group support for policy reform and investments have increased competition and access faster than countries without such support. Going forward, the World Bank Group should retain a role in ICT, but with an important shift in priorities. First, the importance of reforms suggests a role for the Bank in this area related to (i) updating regulatory frameworks and (ii) preserving competition in the face of consolidation and convergence in the sector. Second, gaps in broadband and internet access, in the context of overall expansion of coverage, call for a selective role of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) in supporting private investments in difficult environments. 2012-03-19T09:05:02Z 2012-03-19T09:05:02Z 2011 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000386194_20111115022712 978-1-60244-193-4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2370 English 2243 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 |