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Applying Information and Communication T PDF
Applying Information and Communication T PDF
C 2013
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
The millennium summit of September outlined eight goals of the MDG’s
2000 which was the largest gathering are:
of world leaders in history adopted a 1. Eradication of poverty and
Millennium Declaration that hunger.
committed nations to reduce poverty 2. Achievement of Universal
amongst its citizens, improve their Primary Education.
health standard and peace, human 3. Promoting gender equality and
rights and environmental women empowerment.
sustainability. According to Zubair 4. Reducing child mortality.
(2000) : “The eight millennium 5. Improving maternal health
development goals set out a mutual 6. Combating HIV/AIDS, Malaria
commitment between developed and and other diseases.
developing countries, to make 7. Ensuring environmental
sustained progress towards achieving sustainability.
the millennium development goals 8. Developing a global
vision”. Specifically, “the MDG’s are partnership for development
a global compact between developing These eight goals are the primary
and developed countries and they necessity for material development in
become the fulcrum on which the the quality of life of citizens in our
international communities engage nation and its attainment can be fast
around” Az-Zubair (2000). The
Paper on Information Communication Technology: Anuma Franklin. C 2013
References
Az – Zubair Amma (2000: 44)
“Achieving MDG’s through ICT” –
Sunday Punch.