The VTT Technical
Research Centre of Finland has just published a research on ICT and
poverty in Africa entitled ‘Pro-poor social and economic
opportunities in the African ICT innovation ecosystem’. This
research analyses how new income opportunities are created from the
“mobile revolution”, what their impact is on the contribution of
ICT to development, and it also develops forward-looking perspectives
to enhance how ICT can be accompanied by inclusive innovation
practices that effectively address rural and urban poverty in
developing countries.
The research project included extensive
field research in Iringa, Tanzania, which was chosen as the case
study locale, as it typifies, in many respects, the rural social,
cultural, economic and geographic landscape in Tanzania and
Sub-Saharan Africa.
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(Source: Euroafrica)