Information and Communications for Development
Assessing Global Capabilities
More than one billion people take their electrical and telecommunications systems for granted. However, for billions more, the service-on-demand mentality remains a distant dream and Internet access only a rumor. Recognizing the need to promote global information and communications technologies (GICT), the World Bank has undertaken numerous technology infrastructure assessment and development projects.
a. What is the World Bank ( www.worldbank.org ) doing to address third-world computer literacy needs?
b. What is MIT ( www.mit.edu ) doing to help increase global computer literacy?