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Matthews, Paul; Young, John - eSocialSciences - 2007

The Overseas Development Institute in the UK recently carried out a study on ICT for rural livelihoods, commissioned by … country studies carried out with partners in Argentina, Uruguay, Tanzania, South Africa, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. ICT was …

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ICT and e-Governance for Rural Development

Rao, T.P. Rama - eSocialSciences - 2010

Communication Technologies (ICT) play in the realm of rural development. Several e-Governance projects have attempted to improve the …

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National Telecom Policy-2011 (NTP-2011)

eSocialSciences; Ministry of Communication & … - 2011

NTP-2011 has the vision Broadband on Demand and envisages leveraging telecom infrastructure to enable all citizens and businesses, both in rural and urban landscape, to participate in the Internet and web economy thereby ensuring equitable and inclusive development across the nation. It provides...

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Enhancing Women Empowerment through Information and Communication Technology: A Report

eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2011

these facts in mind, the proposed study identified the needs of infrastructure and policy intervention to make ICT sector to …

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Food Security in South Asia: Issues and Opportunities

Mittal, Surabhi; Sethi, Deepti - eSocialSciences - 2009

The study aims to identify issues relating to food security, the policy initiatives taken to tackle these issues, evaluate these policies and suggest measures to overcome identified constraints in order to improve the food security situation in the region. [ICRIER WP No. 240].

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ICT sector and regional economic development:Evidence from Karnataka State

Narayana, M.R. - eSocialSciences - 2006

This paper distinguishes the contribution of information and communication technology (ICT) sector to economic … accounts, the contribution of manufacturing ICT industries and ICT services is estimated from 1993-94 to 2001-02. Estimation … results show that the (a) ICT services have a dominant share in the ICT sectorâ€™s contribution to national and State income …

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We Can Work It Out - The Globalisation of ICT-enabled Services

Welsum, Desiree; Reif, Xavier - eSocialSciences - 2007

by variables included in the model. In particular, net outward manufacturing FDI, ICT investment, and the relative size …

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â€˜Autonomy On-lineâ€™: Indymedia and Practices of Alter-Globalisation

Pickerill, Jenny - eSocialSciences - 2007

The paper examines Australian Indymedia collectives as a means to improve understanding of the practices of alter-globalisation movements. Indymedia, which emerged around the anti-World Trade Organisation protests in Seattle in 1999 is an attempt by media activists to offer new forms of...

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The Causal Relationship between Information and Communication Technology and Foreign Direct Investment

Gholami, Roghieh; Lee, Sang-Yong Tom; Heshmati, Almas - eSocialSciences - 2010

technology (ICT) and foreign direct investment (FDI), with reference to its implications on economic growth. For the empirical …

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The Role of Information in Technology Adoption under Poverty

Zhao, Jinhua - eSocialSciences - 2010

An important channel through which globalization affects poverty is introducing new technologies to developing countries. Adoption of new technologies can be hindered by uncertainties about their efficiency. This paper studies the role of information exchange between adopters and others about a...

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