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Communication As An Indicator Unit 1
Communication As An Indicator Unit 1
Communication As An Indicator Unit 1
an Indicator- Role of
ICT
Introduction
Digital divide is a significant factor in understanding the
roots of poverty and global inequality
ICTs enable desired changes- in the performance of
institutions and markets, in the livelihoods of poor
people, in the capacity of individuals and governments
The proper approach to harnessing ICTs for
development and poverty reduction is to mainstream
them as tools to broader strategies and programmes
ICT, Economic Growth and
Development
Growth of global information and comm. networks, burst
of creativity in technologies, applications and business
processes and by advances in computing
Vast amounts of resources and energy have been invested
in efforts to increase the access to ICTs in developing
countries
Need for re-examining ICT for development initiatives and
assessing their relative priority to foster sustainable
development, poverty alleviation (the action or process of making
suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe), eradication of illiteracy
poor lacking in material and financial resources but this
doesn’t help in developing strategies for combating it. They
lack opportunities to convert the resources they do possess
into value-creating activity. They lack information about
resources, tools, processes, new opportunities, markets and
prices, communication opportunities. Limited access to
education, knowledge on agriculture, disease-prevention,
environmental and resource management, innovations in
products and processes
ICTs and SMEs- improve access to capital and partnerships
and improve efficiency along with sustained growth. ICTs
can help both provide the tools and mobilise support
Approaches to the use of ICT in
development
ICT as LEAD- It focuses on ICT as a driver of the
development process. The ICT led approach usually
aims to provide the poor the opportunities to receive up-
to-date information or achieve an enhanced ability to
communicate with others
ICT plays a supporting role
Media environments have opened up with
widespread liberalization of media in
general and of broadcasting in particular.