Title: Can information and communications technology applications contribute to poverty reduction? : lessons from rural India

Authors: Cecchini, Simone and Scott, Christopher

Place: [Amsterdam]

Publisher: IOS press

Year: 2003

Journal: Information technology for development

Volume: vol. 10

PAGE: 73--84

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: information technology, communication technology, poverty, health, education, economic development, india

Abstract: Low-cost access to information infrastructure is a necessary prerequisite for the successful use of ICT by the poor, but it is not sufficient. The authors discuss the broader requirements to make ICT projects useful and accessible for poor people and respond to their most pressing needs.

URL: http://itd.ist.unomaha.edu/archives/1.pdf

Document type: E-article