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<p align=center style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:center'><b><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:130%;
font-family:Verdana;color:#333333;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.apdip.net/news/empoweringthepoor"><font color="#333333"><span
style='color:#333333;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=421 height=261
id="_x0000_i1047" src="cid:image001.jpg@01C7331F.CB5904C0"></span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Empowering the Poor<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:center'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Information
and Communications Technology for Governance and Poverty Reduction - A Study of
Rural Development Projects in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:center'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><br>
Authors: Roger Harris and Rajesh Rajora<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:center'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>(Foreword
by Prof. M. S. Swaminathan)<br>
© UNDP-APDIP, Elsevier, 2006<br>
ISBN: 81-312-0629-7<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:center'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'><a href="http://www.apdip.net/news/empoweringthepoor">http://www.apdip.net/news/empoweringthepoor</a><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> </span></font></span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>to
download publication<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:2.25pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>It is widely
believed that<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>, </span></font>if used
appropriately, information and communications technology (ICT) are effective
tools in the fight against poverty. As <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>’s poverty is deepening
and its ICT industry booming, there are many projects underway that are using
ICT to reduce poverty and promote good governance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>This
publication, with a foreword by Prof. M. S. Swaminathan, is the product of
a research study that systematically analyzes 18 projects in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> that use ICT for the benefit
of poor people, and provides recommendations on how ICT can be applied to the
massive, widespread and seemingly intractable problems of poverty. The
intention of this research study was to understand what influences will
determine the extent to which projects like these can be scaled up from what
often appears to be a perpetual pilot syndrome; either to greater use within
existing recipient beneficiaries (infusion) or among wider beneficiary
populations (diffusion), or both. Projects were analyzed and ranked by their
relevance, service delivery, community participation and empowerment, equality
in decision-making and benefits, sustainability, replicability and their
prospects for being scaled-up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>This research
study is a joint initiative of UNDP-APDIP, UNDP India and the Government
of India's Department of Personnel and Training. It was guided by an advisory
group of eminent researchers and practitioners. Questionnaires were completed
by 2,156 project beneficiaries and interviews were conducted with project
stakeholders and personnel.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>The lessons
learned from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>’s
experiences can guide the Nation’s future directions, as well as that of
other countries. The publication is an ideal resource not only for government
officers, but also development practitioners and ICT for development
researchers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>This
publication is part of the trilogy of UNDP-APDIP ICT4D Case Studies. Other
published titles include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:2.25pt;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
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face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><strong><b><font size=2
color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:#333333'>Breaking Barriers:</span></font></b></strong><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> The Potential
of Free and Open Source Software for Sustainable Human Development - A
Compilation of Case Studies from Across the World <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:2.25pt;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold'>Exploring New
Modalities:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> Experiences with Information and Communications
Technology Interventions in the Asia-Pacific Region - A Review and Analysis of
the Pan-Asia ICT R&D Grants Programme<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:2.25pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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