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The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Building Trust in Governance: Towards Effectiveness and Results

Avgerou, Chrisanti; Ciborra, Claudio; Cordella, Antonio; … - Inter-American Development Bank

In a world in which 50 percent of the population is virtually excluded from the benefits of information and communication technology, bridging the digital gap has become an imperative for the international community, particularly for the industrialized countries. The objective of this study is...

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Innovating, Gaining Market Share and Fostering Social Inclusion Success Stories in SME Development

Nations, United - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; …

This document represents a contribution made by the Tripartite Committee comprising the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Pathways to...

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The Knowledge Economy in Development: Perspectives for Effective Partnerships

Piaggesi, Danilo; Mokyr, Joel; Mitchell, Graham R.; … - Inter-American Development Bank

The partnership between the Inter-American Development Bank and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to integrate the requirements of an emerging knowledge-based global economy into development planning is a work in progress. It is a multidimensional and multilevel effort involving...

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The Impact of ICT on Vegetable Farmers in Honduras

Burgos, Allan Edgardo Pineda; Rodríguez, Marco Antonio … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

Honduran farmers are at a disadvantage when dealing with intermediaries because they lack timely information about … market prices. This paper first analyzes which information and communications technology (ICT) would be most suitable for …. Negotiations by two groups of farmers were compared: one to which market prices were not sent (control) and one to which prices …

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Information Technology and Student Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ecuador

Carrillo, Paul; Onofa, Mercedes; Ponce, Juan - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This paper studies the effects of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the school environment on …

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Electronic Commerce and Development Implications for IDB Actions

Ca'Zorzi, Antonio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

potential role of the Inter American Development Bank in promoting the use of ICT by small and medium businesses. Information …

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Impact Evaluation of the Traz.ar Program in Sante Fe, Argentina: Case Study

Galiani, Sebastián; Jaitman, Laura - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

TRAZAR program (from traceability in English) is a very successful example of the application of ICT methods in rural … areas to increase the efficiency and potentialities of small/medium-scale cattle farmers. This program took place in Santa … Fe province, Argentina, between 2004 and 2006 and consisted of using ICT to track the production cycle of cow herds …

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