<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Hernan Galperin" <<a href="mailto:hgalperin@udesa.edu.ar">hgalperin@udesa.edu.ar</a>><br>Date: Sep 23, 2014 8:34 AM<br>Subject: FW: new DIRSI report on Internet and poverty<br>To: "Hernan Galperin" <<a href="mailto:hgalperin@udesa.edu.ar">hgalperin@udesa.edu.ar</a>><br>Cc: <br><br type="attribution"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Dear colleagues,</span><span lang="ES-AR"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><span lang="ES-AR"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">We have recently launched a major research report examining the links between broadband adoption and poverty in Latin America. The summary and links are below. Please disseminate among other colleagues who might also be interested.</span><span lang="ES-AR"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Best,</span><span lang="ES-AR"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><span lang="ES-AR"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hernan Galperin</span><span lang="ES-AR"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">DIRSI/Universidad de San Andrés</span><span lang="ES-AR"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><span lang="ES-AR"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><span lang="ES-AR"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><span lang="ES-AR"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR"> </span></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="900" style="width:6.25in"><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> </span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR"> </span></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="900" style="width:6.25in"><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> </span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR"> </span></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="900" style="width:6.25in;background:white"><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img height="15" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/empty.png"></p></td></tr><tr><td width="30" valign="top" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td><td width="840" valign="top" style="width:420.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><h3 style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:27.0pt"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0a6f8e;font-weight:normal">The Internet and Poverty:<br></span><strong><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0a6f8e">Opening the Black Box</span></strong></h3><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0a6f8e">Study in Latin America shows that Internet connectivity can help alleviate poverty, but that complementary investments in human capital are needed to realize the full potential of broadband</span></p></td><td width="30" valign="top" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img height="15" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/empty.png"></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><img src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/banner-1.jpg"></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img height="15" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/empty.png"></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#89898c">A study undertaken by Diálogo Regional sobre la Sociedad de la Información (DIRSI), a regional ICT policy network funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC-Canada), found that that the impact of broadband access on economic development is positive but more modest than previously estimated – as much as five times lower than the more optimistic estimations. Further, the study found that connecting schools to the Internet has a very modest impact on student performance in the short-term. According to the study’s conclusions, “the Internet, like other ICTs, can be a powerful tool to achieve many development goals, including poverty alleviation, but this potential will not be realized unless human capital investments are properly articulated with connectivity initiatives”. The study used large household and school-based surveys as well as personal interviews to explore the links between broadband adoption and income, employment and educational achievement in Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Peru and Mexico.</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img height="15" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/empty.png"></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0a6f8e"><a href="http://www2.smartmail.com.ar/tl.php?p=hqf/f94/rs/1fp/4c0/rs//http%3A%2F%2Fdirsi.net%2Fweb%2Ffiles%2Ffiles%2FOpening_the_Black_Box.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0a6f8e">READ MORE HERE >></span></a></span></b></p></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" height="15" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/empty.png"></p></td></tr></table></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR"> </span></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="900" style="width:6.25in"><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> </span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR"> </span></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="900" style="width:6.25in;background:white"><tr><td width="519" valign="top" style="width:259.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="519" style="width:259.5pt;background:white"><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" height="15" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/empty.png"></p></td></tr><tr><td width="30" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td><td width="459" valign="top" style="width:229.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><h4 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:19.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0a6f8e;font-weight:normal">The Internet and Poverty: Opening the Black Box summarizes the findings from a set of case studies, offering new research directions as well as policy recommendations. Full-length versions of the individual case studies containing detailed discussions about methodology and results can be found in the following links:</span></h4><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.75pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#89888b">Economic Impact of broadband deployment in Ecuador<br><a href="http://dirsi.net/web/web/en/publicaciones/detalle/economic-impact-of-broadband-deployment-in-ecuador" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0a6f8e">READ MORE HERE >></span></a><br><br>Internet and economic activity in Colombia, 2007-2011: an analysis of municipalities and 23 main cities<br><a href="http://dirsi.net/web/web/en/publicaciones/detalle/internet-and-economic-activity-in-colombia--2007-2011--an-analysis-of-municipalities-and-23-main-cities" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0a6f8e">READ MORE HERE >></span></a><br><br>Do broadband and information and communication <strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">technologies (ICTS) have a positive impact on school performance? Evidence for Chile</span></strong><br><a href="http://dirsi.net/web/web/en/publicaciones/detalle/do-broadband-and-information-and-communication-technologies--icts--have-a-positive-impact-on-school-performances-evidence-for-chile" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0a6f8e">READ MORE HERE >></span></a><br><br>Internet in schools. The effect on educational performance in Peru: 2007-2011<br><a href="http://dirsi.net/web/web/en/publicaciones/detalle/internet-in-schools--the-effect-on-educational-performance-peru--2007-2011" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0a6f8e">READ MORE HERE >></span></a><br><br>The informational life of the marginalized: a study of digital access in three Mexican towns<br><a href="http://dirsi.net/web/web/en/publicaciones/detalle/the-informational-life-of-the-marginalized--a-study-of-digital-access-in-three-mexican-towns" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0a6f8e">READ MORE HERE >></span></a></span></b></p></td><td width="30" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" height="15" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/empty.png"></p></td></tr></table></td><td valign="top" style="background:#d9d6d1;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td><td width="359" valign="top" style="width:179.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right" width="359" style="width:179.25pt;background:white"><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" height="15" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/empty.png"></p></td></tr><tr><td width="30" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td><td width="299" valign="top" style="width:149.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><h3 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0a6f8e">Other highlights of the study are:</span></h3></td><td width="30" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" height="15" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/empty.png"></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><img border="0" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/col-der-1.jpg"></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" height="15" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/empty.png"></p></td></tr><tr><td width="30" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td><td width="299" valign="top" style="width:149.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p style="margin-top:0in;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#89898c">In Ecuador, broadband availability is associated with a rise in labor incomes of up to 7.5% over a two-year period, though men appear to benefit more than women.</span></p><h4 style="line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0a6f8e">In Colombia, broadband appears to have a positive impact on entrepreneurship, with a 10% increase in broadband associated with a 4% increase in the number of firms (though only a 0.4% increase in tax revenues).</span></h4><p style="line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#89898c">In Brazil, Chile and Peru, broadband in schools appears to have a mixed effect, with a positive impact on drop-out rates but a null or negative effect on test scores. Lack of adequate teacher training is linked to a negative impact on student achievement by diverting the use of broadband to non-educational activities. Yet students from lower-income households tend to benefit relatively more from broadband in schools programs.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#89898c">In Mexico, in-depth interviews in low-income communities corroborate the key role of infomediaries, particularly school-age children, in promoting adoption among other household members. Such spillover effects should also be considered in the planning and evaluation of ICT-in-schools programs.</span></p></td><td width="30" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" height="15" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/templates/img/empty.png"></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR"> </span></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="900" style="width:6.25in"><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> </span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-AR"> </span></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="900" style="width:6.25in;background:white"><tr><td colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p><span style="font-size:1.0pt"><img border="0" src="http://www.dirsinewsletter.com/img/images/PONCHO.png"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" height="15" src="http://www.dirsinews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