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Use of information and communication technologies for international development is moving
to its next phase. This will require new technologies, new approaches to innovation, new
intellectual integration, and, above all, a new view of the world’s poor. The phase change from information and communication
technologies for international
development (ICT4D) 1.0 to ICT4D 2.0 presents
opportunities for informatics professionals
and offers new markets for ICT vendors.
It also brings new challenges to our established methods
of working and emphasizes the need for new expertise
and new worldviews. Harnessing digital technologies in
the service of some of our world’s most severe problems
requires understanding these changes. Before proceeding,
though, we must ask why we should give priority to
ICT application for the poor in developing countries.