Harnessing Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to Address Urban Poverty : Emerging Open Policy Lessons for the Open Knowledge Economy

Harnessing Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to Address Urban Poverty : Emerging Open Policy Lessons for the Open Knowledge Economy

Urban poverty is a complex socio-economic problem. The expected doubling of the urban population relative to rural areas by 2050 without a corresponding economic and infrastructure growth will worsen the problem, especially in emerging economies. Poor urban residents face rising unemployment and und...

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Main Author: Wambogo Omole, Duncan
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2013
Subjects:
mobile phones
ICT
information and communication technology
urban poverty
slums
developing world
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13349

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13349

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