Look to the Internet to fight poverty

As President-elect Barack Obama begins to put together his government, one question reigns supreme. How can he possibly deal with the economic crisis and the war in Iraq, and still have anything left over for the social justice initiatives that are so dear to many of the Democrats who elected him?

The challenge is tough but not impossible. In the past decade, information technology has begun to transform anti-poverty efforts and bring to the ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Nov 29, 2008 - 12:26 PM PST
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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 29, 2008

Insightful opinion about the potential of information technology to solve social issues and poverty, from Elaine Kamarck, a public policy lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. The author provides thoughtful suggestions based on good factual information about a number of anti-poverty programs that could benefit from more effective use of the Internet.

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Roberto Escardo
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by Roberto Escardo - Nov. 30, 2008

Informative, concise, make precise and appropriate suggestions. Mr Oboma knows a lot about the power of Internet, so he should follow the advice.

The possibilities of ICT's (Information and communication technologies) to help fight poverty are certain, but hard to materialize in the poor countries (despite some some highly successful experiences as the author remarks) Without doubt a big effort to apply ICTs in the USA intensively to anti-poverty efforts will help to generalize their use in the underdeveloped countries.

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