Prakash, Siddhartha2012-08-132012-08-132006-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9643Information communications technologies (ICTs) have helped to reduce geographical boundaries and connect people across different countries, cities and villages. The internet and mobile phone revolution have enabled millions of people to engage in a global dialogue. Cyber cafes are thriving businesses in the bustling cities of Calcutta, Dakar and Rio and the remoter parts of rural towns and villages such as Tanga, Mopti and Sally. The Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) is a World Bank-supported initiative that uses technology to promote development through learning.CC BY 3.0 IGOACHIEVEMENTSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL TRAININGAGRICULTURECITIESCIVIL SOCIETYCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIESCOURSE MATERIALCOURSE MATERIALSDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDISEASESDISTANCE LEARNINGENGINEERSEXTENSIONFARMERSFERTILIZERSHEALTH CAREINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGEINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINSTRUCTIONINTEGRATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSKNOWLEDGE SHARINGLEARNINGLEARNING CENTERSLEARNING TOOLSLECTURESMEDIAMEDICINEMEDIUM OF INSTRUCTIONNGOSPROGRAMSRESEARCHERSSCIENTIFIC COMMUNITYSCIENTISTTEACHINGTECHNICAL KNOWLEDGETECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTRAINING COURSESTRAINING MODULESTRAINING PROGRAMSUNIVERSITIES ACCOUNTABILITYAUTONOMYBASICBUREAUCRACIESBUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCINGBUSINESS STRATEGIESCIVIL SERVICECLIENT COUNTRIESCOLLABORATIONCOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNITIESCOMPONENTSCOMPUTER TRAININGCOMPUTINGCOPYINGCOPYRIGHTDEBTDIGITALDIGITAL ACCESSDIGITAL DIVIDEDOIE-BUSINESSE-GOVERNMENTE-MAILECONOMIC REFORMECONOMIES OF SCALEEMPLOYMENTGLOBAL KNOWLEDGEICTINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTUREINFORMATION SERVICESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONSINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERINTRANETISPKNOW-HOWKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYLABOR COSTSLEARNINGLENDING OPERATIONSLITERACYNETWORKINGNETWORKSPDAPERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTPOLITICAL LEADERSHIPPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMSPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLISHINGRADIOREALISMRURAL CONNECTIVITYSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTSOFTWARE INDUSTRYSOFTWARE MARKETSSUBSIDIARYTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECENTERSTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANYTELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORMUNIVERSAL ACCESSUNIVERSAL ACCESS PROGRAMSUNIVERSAL SERVICEWorld Bank10.1596/9643