Grace, JeremyKenny, CharlesZhen-Wei Qiang, ChristineLiu, JiaReynolds, Taylor2013-08-142013-08-142003-120-8213-5563-5https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15053Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly seen as integral to the development process. This paper reviews some of the evidence for the link between telecommunications and the Internet and economic growth, the likely impact of the new ICTs on income inequality and anecdotal evidence regarding the role of the Internet in improving government services and governance. It looks at methods to maximize access to the new ICTs, and improve their development impact both in promoting income generation and the provision of quality services.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESDEVELOPMENTEQUITYGOVERNANCEGOVERNMENT SERVICESINTERNETECONOMIC GROWTHKNOWLEDGE SHARINGTELECOMMUNICATION SERVICESTELEPHONE SERVICESRURAL INCOMESMARKET INFORMATIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYFOOD SECURITYJOB CREATIONEDUCATIONTRAINING ACTIVITIESHEALTH OUTCOMESMONITORINGENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESPUBLIC ACCESSLEGAL REFORMCAPACITY BUILDING ACCESS TO INFORMATIONAGRICULTUREBANKING SYSTEMSBUSINESS PERFORMANCECAPITAL MARKETSCAPITAL REQUIREMENTSCENTRAL BANKCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATIONS COSTSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECONSUMERSCOST SAVINGSDATA ENTRYDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDIGITAL AGEDIGITAL DIVIDEE-COMMERCEECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EFFICIENCYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMICSEFFICIENT SUPPLYELECTRONICS INDUSTRYEMPIRICAL ANALYSISEMPIRICAL EVIDENCEEMPIRICAL RESEARCHEMPLOYMENTEXCHANGE RATEEXPLOITATIONEXPORTSEXTERNALITIESEXTERNALITYFINANCIAL MARKETSFORECASTSFOREIGN INVESTMENTGDPGDP PER CAPITAGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH RATEGROWTH THEORIESHIGH TECHNOLOGYINCOMEINCOME INEQUALITYINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERINTERNET TECHNOLOGIESINVENTORIESISPKNOW-HOWLABOR COSTSLEARNINGLIFE EXPECTANCYNETWORK EXTERNALITIESNEW PRODUCTSNEW TECHNOLOGIESOPEN MARKETSOPPORTUNITY COSTSOUTSOURCINGPERSONAL COMPUTERSPOST OFFICESPOSTAL SERVICESPRICE FLUCTUATIONSPRINTINGPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTIONPRODUCTION PROCESSESPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMSRISK MANAGEMENTRURAL RADIOSATELLITESSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTSOFTWARE INDUSTRYSOFTWARE PRODUCTSSOFTWARE PROGRAMSSUPPLY CHAINSTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGETECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY DIFFUSIONTELECOM COMPANIESTELECOM INFRASTRUCTURETELECOM INVESTMENTSTELECOMMUNICATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURETELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSTELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTORTELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICESTELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIESTELEDENSITYTELEPHONE SERVICETELEPHONESTRADE POLICIESTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSACTIONS COSTSVALUE ADDEDWEALTHWEBSITESWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5563-5