Information and Communication Technology and Poverty: An Asian Perspective

• Main Authors: Quibria, M. G., TSCHANG, Feichin, Ted
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2001
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Growth and Development; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1437; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/2436/viewcontent/TschangT2001ICT.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Many commentators have extolled the virtues of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) in reducing poverty and improving the quality of life. While such arguments have been used before in relation to many predecessor technologies, including other earlier communications technologies, th...