Database of publications / Information Economy Report 2007-2008. Science and technology for development: the new paradigm of ICT

UNCTAD’s Information Economy Report 2007-2008. Science and technology for development: the new paradigm of ICT analyses the current – and potential – contribution of ICT to knowledge creation and diffusion. It looks at how developing countries use technology to generate innovations that improve livelihoods of the poor and support enterprise competitiveness. And it examines the impact of ICTs on productivity and growth, international trade and employment in developing countries.

http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/sdteecb20071_en.pdf