World Bank Group Announces New Focus on Using
ICT for Greater Development Impact

via News & Broadcast – World Bank Group Announces New Focus on Using ICT for Greater Development Impact.

The Strategy’s Three Pillars

Transform: Making development more open and accountable, and improving service delivery – for instance, education, health, and financial services.

Innovate: Developing competitive IT-based service industries and fostering ICT innovation across the economy – with a focus on job creation, especially for women and youth.

Connect: Scaling up affordable access to broadband – including for women, disabled citizens, disadvantaged communities, and people living in remote and rural areas.

Download the World Bank Information and Communication Technology Sector Strategy 2012-2015 [PDF]
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