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From rural villages in Africa to global governmental summits, interest in the potential of information and communication technologies to address the problems of economic and social development in the world's poor countries has exploded in recent years. This field has become known as “Information and Communication Technologies for Development,” or ICT4D for short. We've all heard about the much heralded successes - farmers securing higher payments for their crops thanks to online market prices; radiologists in Asia reading x-rays for hospitals in America; e-government systems that have reduced corruption; and remote eye exams via telemedicine applications. The question remains: is the information revolution fundamentally transforming political, economic and social systems in the developing world? Is the "global information society" an inclusive one that embraces the poorer countries of the world?
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"From trade to telemedicine, from education to environmental protection, we have in our hands, on our desktops and in the skies above, the ability to improve standards of living for millions upon millions of people."
-- Kofi Annan, 2003
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Fall 2006
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