Download or read book Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Role of Information and Communication Technology ICT for Poverty Alleviation Through Agricultural Development in SAARC Countries written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Role of Information and Communication Technology ICT for Poverty Alleviation Thought Agricultural Developmentin SAARC Contries 22nd and 23rd October 2003 Dhaka Bangladesh written by Roy Ajit Kumar (EDS) and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Regional Workshop on Attempts and Successes of ICT Roadmap to Villages in the SAARC Countries written by A Srinivasacharyula (ed) and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technology and Poverty Reduction in Asia and the Pacific written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This conference proceedings examines technology's potential contribution to poverty reduction and looks at policies to make technology work for the poor.
Download or read book Information and Communication Technology for Agriculture and Rural Development written by R. Saravanan and published by New India Publishing Agency. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles included in this book focuses on; Digital divide in rural India, e-Agriculture issues, Cyber extension, overview on Village Knowledge Centres VKCs, Community Information Centre iniative in Orissa, SATCOM application in Karnataka State, Model e-Villages in Arunachal Pradesh State of North-East India, Nationwide InDG web portal initiative for rural development, Kisan Mobile Sandesh KMS, Dynamic Market Information DMI by Web and Mobile in Tamil Nadu, Expert systems for pest and diseases diagnosis in rubber, Interactive Multimedia Compact Disc IMCD, Village Information Centres among Dairy Farmers in Tamil Nadu, KISSAN initiative of Kerala State, Mobile Agricultural School and Services MASS in Jharkhand, Farmers Database creation in Darjeeling District of West Bengal, Village Resource Centres VRCs in Uttaranchal, Pest Surveillance of Rice using satellite data, Techmode Approach for Distance Learning Courses for Field Veterinarians in Maharastra, Information Retrieval System for Buffalo Reproduction, Web Portals and Digital Data base in Agroforestry, Watershed Modelling using GIS and Remote Sensing in Gujarat State, e-Readiness and Participation Level of Akshya and KISSAN Kerala Beneficiaries and VRC & CIC Network in Assam and Internet utilization pattern, evaluation of Kissan Call Centres KCCs, ICT adoption level, impact, stakeholders feedback, policy implications and recommendations.
Download or read book Information and Communications Technology ICT and agricultural extension in developing countries written by Spielman, David J. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our study focuses on a narrow class of ICT products and services: technologies related to mobile phones, services, and networks; portable devices; web-based portals, tools, and applications; and the data and information shared through these products and services via technologies as varied as interactive voice response (IVR) systems and satellite imagery. We do not consider more traditional ICTs such as radio and television programming. In addition, we focus on a core function of extension services—the promotion of productivity-enhancing agricultural technologies and practices—from which we examine the impacts of ICT-enabled extension on equity outcomes, such as changes in women’s empowerment and decision-making within households; on behavioral outcomes, such as aspiration, risk, and ambiguity preferences; and on learning outcomes, such as awareness, knowledge, and learning externalities.
Download or read book Information Communication Technology and Poverty Alleviation written by Jack J. Barry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite global economic disparities, recent years have seen rapid technological changes in developing countries, as it is now common to see people across all levels of society with smartphones in their hands and computers in their homes. However, does access to Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) actually improve the day-to-day lives of low-income citizens? This book argues that access to the internet can help alleviate poverty, improve development outcomes, and is now vital for realizing many human rights. This book posits that good governance is essential to the realization of inclusive pro-poor development goals, and puts forward policy recommendations that aim to mitigate the complex digital divide by employing governance as the primary actor. In making his argument, the author provides a quantitative analysis of developing countries, conjoined with a targeted in-depth study of Mexico. This mixed method approach provides an intriguing case for how improvements in the quality of governance impacts both ICT penetration, and poverty alleviation. Overall, the book challenges the neoliberal deterministic perspective that the open market will "solve" technology diffusion, and argues instead that good governance is the lynchpin that creates conducive conditions for ICTs to make an impact on poverty alleviation. In fact, the digital divide should not be considered binary, rather it is a multifaceted problem where income, education, and language all need to be considered to address it effectively. This book will be useful for researchers/students of development, communication technologies, and comparative politics as well as for development practitioners and policy makers with an interest in how modern technology is impacting the poor in the developing world.
Download or read book Impact of Information Communication Technology on Economic Growth written by Manas Tripathi and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigates the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on economic growth i.e. gross domestic product (GDP) for a panel consisting of member countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) using annual data for the period 1990-2014. We have included only four SAARC countries (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan) in our study due to data constraints. We have employed augmented Cobb-Douglas production function by incorporating ICT, along with capital and labor. We have taken teledensity (number of fixed and mobile phones per 10000 people) as a proxy for ICT. Our main findings reveal a positive and statistically significant effect of ICT on economic growth using panel data techniques. However, impact of ICT on economic growth is highest for India followed by Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan respectively. Since SAARC countries have started giving due significance to issues related with ICT these years, our study, based on most recent data of these countries, has crucial policy implications for them.
Download or read book Information and Communication Technologies for Development written by Jyoti Choudrie and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 845 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2017, held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in May 2017. The 60 revised full papers and 8 short papers presented together with 3 keynotes were carefully reviewed and selected from 118 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: large scale and complex information systems for development; women empowerment and gender justice; social mechanisms of ICT-enabled development; the data revolution and sustainable development goals; critical perspectives on ICT and open innovation for development; the contribution of practice theories to ICT for development; agile development; indigenous local community grounded ICT developments; global sourcing and development; sustainability in ICT4D; and information systems development and implementation in Southeast Asia. Also included are a graduate student track, current issues and notes. The chapter ‘An Analysis of Accountability Concepts for Open Development’ is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license via link.springer.com.
Download or read book Role of Information and Communication Technology in the Farmer s Economy written by Reva Mishra and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2012 in the subject Agrarian Studies, grade: Awarded, , course: Management, language: English, abstract: The main objective of this research is to find out the role of information and communication technology in the development of farmer’s economy and study of ICT-Choupal. It is concerned with looking at the role of information and communication technology as a medium for farmers economy for performing their production, growth, farming techniques, productivity more accurately and professionally. This research will investigate whether and to what extent the role of information and communication technology increased productively. This will be examined by farmer’s view with primary data analysis.
Download or read book CPSC ADBI Joint Workshop on Public Information Services for the Poor written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Regional Workshop of Experts in SAARC Countries on Transfer of Technology in Agriculture Held in Dhaka Bangladesh from November 2 5 1998 written by SAARC regional workshop of expert (1998:Dhaka) and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National ICT Policies and Plans Towards Poverty Reduction written by K M Baharul Islam and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched the African Information Society Initiative (AISI) in May 1996, which serves as a guiding framework for building the information and communication infrastructure in Africa. Since the launch of AISI, ECA has been supporting member States to embark on the development of NICI (National Information and Communication Infrastructure) policies, plans and strategies which are instrumental to materialize the visions enshrined in the AISI at national level and to create conducive environment for ICT development. Thus far over 30 countries in the continent have embarked, in one form or the other, on the development of national ICT strategies and more countries have expressed interests to initiate national ICT policies. Accordingly, ECA came forward to assist the Department of State for Communication, Information and Technology (DOSCIT), Government of The Gambia to elaborate a national ICT policy, plan and strategy and put in place a guiding framework for the diffusion and utilization of ICT applications to accelerate the attainment of national development goals.This paper presents the basic aspects of a PRSP as illustrated by The Gambia's Second Strategy for Poverty Alleviation (SPA-II) and its synthesis with the country's NICI Policy. The process and its evolved mechanism might serve as a model for ICT policy developers, planners and all stakeholders in general working in the area of ICT for development (ICT4D). The paper also draws upon the issues discussed under the pre-conference workshop on “ICT and Poverty Reduction” during the Accra Regional Preparatory Conference for World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held on 29th January 2005.
Download or read book Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Research Extension Linkages for Effective Delivery of Agricultural Technologies in SAARC Countries 20 22 Nov 2006 written by R.K Samanta and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Role of Information and Communication Technology in Support of Poverty Alleviation Policies for Rural Populations written by R. H. Bourgeois and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Information and Communication Technology for Agriculture in the People s Republic of China written by Asian Development Bank and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the findings of an assessment on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to improve food production and distribution in the People's Republic of China. The analysis focuses on e-commerce in rural areas of the country and provides policy recommendations to promote the use of ICT in the agricultural supply chain. The report documents the trends in ICT application by farmers and its impact on income and livelihood. It also identifies the major constraints to and enabling factors for such ICT applications.
Download or read book Communication Technologies In Agriculture written by Jai Sridhar and published by Nipa. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural Extension is one of the youngest disciplines that focus on enhancing agriculture and rural livelihood through improved information and communication (ICT) processes.The discipline primarily involves conceptualization, design, development, evaluation and application of innovative ways to use ICT in transfer of research output to the end users. Many ICT interventions developed and tested around the world have improvedfarmers livelihood, increased agricultural productivity and income, and reducedfarm risks. Within ICT, Communication is a broad term that needs to be understood very objectively by the scholars and practitioners so that their approach to the whole extension education process could be analytical and one that could draw synergies of technologies, concepts and philosophies which are getting added to already existing knowledge base. In the light of all the above this text book"Communication Technologies in Agriculture"will be a comprehensive book with 24 chapters which covers the old wisdom and also the new horizons in innovations and trends in Agricultural Extension for all those who are associated with Agricultural Extension as a student, scholar, researcher and practitioner.This book would serve to the information needs of all the stake holders in the change process. More fittingly, the Under Graduate students of Agriculture and Horticulture and Post Graduate students of Agricultural Extension, Mass Communication and Rural Development who would use it for enriching their theoretical requirements.
