UNCTAD: Ondernemers ontwikkelingslanden gebaat bij mobiele telefonie
Volgens de VN zouden ontwikkelingslanden structureel moeten investeren in ICT in hun strijd tegen armoede. Het eerder deze maand verschenen Information Economy Report 2010 van de UNCTAD beschrijft hoe de positie van kleine ondernemers aanzienlijk kan verbeteren als ze mobiele telefonie en internet tot hun beschikking hebben. Belangrijk hierbij is dat de publieke sector, de private sector en NGO’s samenwerken.
Inhoud van het rapport:
- Global and regional trends in the diffusion and affordability of such ICTs as fixed and mobile telephony, radio, PCs, Internet and broadband in low-income countries.
- Concrete examples of how and under what circumstances different ICTs mediated by enterprise can help reduce poverty.
- An analysis of how business ICT applications, such as those that support information flows with key customers or suppliers, can help address specific information and communication needs of small and micro-enterprises in rural and urban areas of low-income countries.
- A discussion on the role of recent developments such as mobile payments, mobile micro-insurance, social outsourcing and ICT micro-enterprises.
- Recommendations to governments and development partners on how to leverage ICTs in enterprises with a view to bringing greater benefits to the poor.
- Statistical annex with international data related to trade in ICT goods and services, the importance of the ICT sector and the degree to which ICTs are used by enterprises of varying size and in different industries.
The Information Economy Report 2010 van UNCTAD>>>
Nieuws 26 oktober 2010