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Series
4: Programme 7 (of 11) - 'Communicating
for Change - Part 1' |
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We live in an age of information
and communication technology (ICTs) which is rapidly
transforming the society and economies we live
in. ICTs offer an unprecedented chance to connect
the poor to people and business all over the world.
Yet they remain on the whole excluded, which is
opening up a digital divide. Communicating
for Change demonstrates that this does not
have to be the case, that technology can and is
working for the poor, bringing benefits to wider
sectors of society. |
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The Digital Revolution - Information and Communication
Technologies for an overview on the global picture on ICTs.
| Bridging
the Divide - China |
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Isolated physically and symbolically
by the Great Wall, rural communities in Northern
China have not been able to benefit much from
the country's burgeoning IT industry. Most of
the huge rural population have never seen a telephone,
let alone used the internet. A joint project between
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and
the Chinese government means to address this and
help alleviate poverty by creating an infrastructure
so that the rural poor can access vital information
via information and communication technologies
(ICTs). |
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| Internet
Oasis - Jordan |
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The Kingdom of Jordan is pioneering
information technology centres to bridge the digital
divide and bring technology within reach of women
and men who are poor, young and old, to the most
remote areas of Jordan. These centres have brought
affordable access to vital information and training,
enabling all of Jordan's communities to use information
and communication technologies (ICTs) for self-development.
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| Caribbean
Connection - Dominican Republic |
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At first glance, El Limon in the
Dominican Republic looks like any other Latin
American mountain village at the end of a dirt
road. It is picturesque, with thatched roofs and
donkeys in the streets set against the rugged
scenery. Behind the scenes, however, technology
is breathing change into the village. The village
communicates with the outside world using e-mail,
farmers coordinate an organic agriculture project
via the internet, children learn using CD-ROMs,
and older children and adults have started back
to school. |
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| Winding
Hope - Rwanda |
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Radios are providing a lifeline
to the isolated children of Rwanda, thousands
of whom have been forced to take on the role of
adults heading households after being orphaned
by the genocide, war and HIV. Project Radio Rwanda
was created to distribute radios that are powered
without electricity or batteries, and provide
vital education to these children about practical
issues such as health care, clean water, improved
farming methods and a host of desperately important
subjects. |
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| Out
of India |
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Bangalore is India's answer to
the USA's Silicon Valley. It is home to two of
the most successful information technology companies
in India, Wipro and Infosys who have, over the
last twenty years, grown into billion dollar businesses,
placing India on the world business stage. |
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