| David Sawe | 2006 | The “ICT for Development” concept is NOT about distributing PCs to the poor, ignorant, isolated or disenfranchised!
Poverty concerns more than a lack of wealth as it also signifies:
morbid conditions of living, incl. poor nutrition, health, education
isolation from essential facilities and basic public services/utilities
deprivation of knowledge and access to information resources
inability to exercise human/political rights and obtain justice
…resulting in lowered dignity and self-confidence, while also: …blocking the possibility of risk-taking on potentially beneficial ventures or self-improvement initiatives.
ICT tools can enhance public extension services via mobile connectivity;
As a multi-dimensional and multi-stakeholder tool, ICT must be harnessed by Government to raise productivity in public service delivery + support, to more rapidly alleviate suffering induced by poverty in all those areas.
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