ICT for Greater Development Impact : World Bank Group Strategy for Information and Communication Technology, 2012-2015

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have great promise to reduce poverty, increase productivity, boost economic growth, and improve accountability and governance. That promise only grew when ICTs underwent a revolution in the 2000s. N...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Strategy Document
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AFFORDABLE ACCESS AUTHENTICATION AUTOMATION BACK-OFFICE BACKBONE BACKBONES BANKING LEGISLATION BEST-PRACTICE BROADBAND BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY BROADBAND NETWORKS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES CAPABILITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CERTIFICATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTERS COMPUTING DEVICES CONNECTIVITY CONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE CONSOLIDATION CONSUMER PROTECTION COORDINATION MECHANISMS CUSTOMS DATA CENTER DATA CENTERS DIGITAL CONTENT DIGITAL DIVIDE DIGITIZATION DISTANCE LEARNING DRM E-COMMERCE E-COMMERCE APPLICATIONS E-GOVERNMENT E-LEARNING E-PAYMENT E-PROCUREMENT E-TRANSFORMATION ECONOMIC COOPERATION EGOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC PAYMENT ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS EMERGING MARKETS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENTS END-USERS ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ETRANSFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INNOVATION FRONT-END G2B G2C GENERAL POPULATION GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT OFFICES GOVERNMENT SERVICE GOVERNMENT SERVICES GPS HARDWARE HEALTH SERVICES HUMAN CAPACITIES HUMAN CAPACITY HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ICT ID IMPORT TARIFFS INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION SECURITY INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INNOVATION POLICIES INNOVATION POLICY INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION INSURANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERFACES INTERNAL PROCESSES INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY IT INFRASTRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE WORKERS LAWS LEGISLATION LICENSES MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING MARKET ACCESS MARKET INFORMATION MARKET OPPORTUNITIES MARKET SEGMENTS MARKETING MASS MARKET MATCHING GRANTS MATERIAL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MOBILE APPLICATION MOBILE APPLICATIONS MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE DEVICE MOBILE DEVICES MOBILE NETWORK MOBILE NETWORKS MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MOBILE SERVICE MOBILE TELEPHONY NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS NEW MARKETS NEW TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE SYSTEMS ONLINE SERVICES OPEN DEVELOPMENT OPEN STANDARDS OUTSOURCING PAYMENT SERVICES PAYMENT SYSTEMS PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS PERSONAL COMPUTERS PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVACY PRIVACY PROTECTION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTORS PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROJECT MANAGEMENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC SERVICES R&AMP;D RADIO RADIO FREQUENCY RADIO SPECTRUM REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY SYSTEM RESULT RESULTS RETAIL PRICES RISK FACTORS RISK MANAGEMENT SATELLITES SECURE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS SECURITY MANAGEMENT SECURITY STANDARDS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICES TO CITIZENS SILOS SOCIAL ISSUES SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT STANDARDIZATION SUPERMARKETS SUPPLY CHAINS TAX INCENTIVES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL STAFF TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS TELEPHONE TELEPHONY TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT UNIVERSAL ACCESS USER USERS USES VALUE CHAIN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/285841468337139224/ICT-for-greater-development-impact-World-Bank-Group-Strategy-for-2012-2015 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27411

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Summary:	Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have great promise to reduce poverty, increase productivity, boost economic growth, and improve accountability and governance. That promise only grew when ICTs underwent a revolution in the 2000s. Nearly 5 billion people in developing countries now use mobile phones, up from 200 million at the last decade's start, and the number of Internet users has risen 10-fold. People across the globe do much more than chat and play games. They learn where best to fish and what market to sell their produce in. They trace cattle from pastures to supermarkets. They report illegal logging and misuses of local budget. They pay bills, send money back home, and receive cash transfers. They do business on mobile phones. They use ICTs to prevent violence against women and community radio to empower them. They get state-of-the-art schooling online. They remotely monitor and switch on irrigation pumps. The World Bank Group (WBG) has worked with its clients as they have pursued these opportunities and has supported sector reforms through technical assistance and lending operations, guided by its 2001 ICT strategy. The WBG has been most successful in fostering ICT sector reform and attracting private investment in mobile communications. WBG support for ICT applications has grown rapidly over the past decade. More than 1,300 active Bank investment projects have ICT components (74 percent of the Bank's 1,700-project portfolio) to modernize internal processes and upgrade service delivery. Results have been mixed, with only 59 percent of Bank project components for ICT applications achieving or likely to achieve their objectives fully or substantially.

ICT for Greater Development Impact : World Bank Group Strategy for Information and Communication Technology, 2012-2015

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