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Ms. Aye Aye Aung
ICT and Poverty Reduction
• To be the panacea for poverty reduction
• Empowering people
• Breaking the inter-generational transmission of
poverty
• Building capacities and developing skills
• Need for sustained investment
• Focus on the Young
• Provide ongoing development and support
• Be sensitive to diversity
• Plan and design for meaningful appropriation
• Take risks, take time, be flexible
Conclusion
• Information and communication technologies
can be used for poverty reduction, but we
need to be cautious
• It is much more than mere use of technology
• It is more a question of working with people
Case Study for the role of ICT in
Poverty Reduction
Sector Case Study Focus Country Key Technology