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• W1775489967 abstract "Since the last Harvard Forum on the use of ICTs and development, the most outstanding change has been the explosive growth in the use of mobiles and the Internet with corresponding changes in the ways people communicate, do business, transfer money, and get and send information, as well as in the ways they deal with crises such as illness, death, and natural disasters. According to the United Nations Commission for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2008 was a milestone year because more than 50% of the world’s population had some level of connectivity (UNCTAD, 2008). The agures are outstanding—in 2007, there were 3.3 billion mobile phones and 1.9 trillion text messages, the latter alone generating an income of US$52 billion for the mobile phone operators. Growth rates for mobiles have been the highest in Africa for the last decade. For instance, in Tanzania, the proportion of the population that had access to any telephones increased from 1.2% in 2000–2001 to 25% in 2007 (URT NBS, 2009). The growth of the Internet has also increased globally although at signiacantly lower rates than the mobiles but the gap in access and use of the Internet between the developed and developing countries is also decreasing (UNCTAD, 2008). In view of these developments, there has been extensive literature on the role of ICTs. Several studies have emphasized the positive role of ICTs in economic growth and the reduction of poverty. A study based on data from 113 countries over a 20-year period found that a 1% increase in connectivity can result in a growth in GDP of 0.03% (Von Braun & Torero, 2006). For mobiles, this agure is even higher; a 1% growth in mobile networks resulted in a 5% increase in GDP per capita (Djiofack-Zebaze & Keck, 2009). Flor (2001) found a negative correlation between the use of ICTs and the human poverty index in Southeast Asia: the higher the use of ICTs, the lower the rate of human poverty. Others argue that ICTs are powerful tools for empowerment and income generation in developing countries, as well as for increasing access to other social services (Kenny, 2002; McNamara, 2003). However, others have urged caution in making a one-dimensional relationship. Using ICTs as an engine of growth is complex (Bollou & Ngwenyama, 2008): Development is not merely a matter of technology; it needs a sound political economy (Athreya, 2004). And while ICTs are critical for getting and sending information, the role of information in development itself is contentious (Surmaya, Grimshaw, & Lowe, 2005). It is against the background of this debate that IDRC approved funding for a three-year research project to provide a better understanding of the" @default.
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• W1775489967 title "Broadening the Agenda for ICTs for Poverty Reduction: PICTURE-Africa" @default.
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