ICT Policy and perspectives of Human Development in Latin America: the Peruvian Experience

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has been considered as an important element for economic growth and social development. However, no consensus seems to exist about the proper roles and actual effects of information technology in dynamics of socioeconomic development. Many countries ar...

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Autor principal:	Ferrer,Edgar
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios 2009
Materias:	E-government human development ICT ICT Policy ICT4D
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description	Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has been considered as an important element for economic growth and social development. However, no consensus seems to exist about the proper roles and actual effects of information technology in dynamics of socioeconomic development. Many countries around the world have seen great opportunities in implementing initiatives that would increase the ICT adoption in different areas, especially in the government. Developed countries have exploited their ICT infrastructure for implementing success projects, while developing countries are launching their own ICT based initiatives hoping to achieve a considerable impact in the society in a relatively short term. The present research is oriented to study the implications of ICT policies for enhancing the quality of life in developing countries, especially in the Latin American countries. This paper reviews some important efforts in the deployment of ICT initiative in Peru. The contribution from a research perspective is to report on some key lessons learnt and propose a set of recommendations for future implementations in similar developing nations' environments.
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title	ICT Policy and perspectives of Human Development in Latin America: the Peruvian Experience
title_short	ICT Policy and perspectives of Human Development in Latin America: the Peruvian Experience
title_full	ICT Policy and perspectives of Human Development in Latin America: the Peruvian Experience
title_fullStr	ICT Policy and perspectives of Human Development in Latin America: the Peruvian Experience
title_full_unstemmed	ICT Policy and perspectives of Human Development in Latin America: the Peruvian Experience
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ICT Policy and perspectives of Human Development in Latin America: the Peruvian Experience

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