Proenza, Francisco J.2016-04-212016-04-212005-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24106This study reviews recent experience applying ICTs in the fight against rural poverty and identifies ways in which donor interventions can make effective use of ICTs to improve the living conditions of rural communities in Latin America and the Caribbean and help reduce poverty.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOE-MAILEQUIPMENTENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTCUSTOMERCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESREGISTRIESMARKET OPPORTUNITIESWORKSTATIONSGLOBAL MARKETSMATERIALSSEARCHE-COMMERCEINTERFACESINPUT PROVIDERMEDIUM ENTERPRISESONLINE CHATVIDEOMONITORINGE-PROCUREMENTISPMEDIUM ENTERPRISEWEB PRESENCEINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSPARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTSDIGITAL CAMERAPRICELITERACY RATESVIRUSESINFORMATION SYSTEMSREGIONAL NETWORKOFFICE OPERATIONSE-GOVERNMENTCOMPUTERCOMMUNICATIONSADVERTISINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCECOMMERCEMOBILE TELEPHONESGOVERNMENT POLICYCOMMERCIAL BANKINFORMATION SERVICESINCOME INEQUALITYLICENSECUSTOMSONLINE MARKETINGBUYERSINTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONSCONNECTIVITYWEBINTEROPERABILITYBUSINESS INFORMATIONMATERIALNATURAL RESOURCESLEGAL FRAMEWORKWIRELESS INTERNETACCESS TO THE INTERNETTRANSACTIONSAUCTIONSBUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS E-COMMERCEPDFHUMAN CAPITALHARDWARE COMPONENTSBROADCASTE-READINESSMARKET POTENTIALTRAINING COURSESPROCUREMENTBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICESCOMPUTER HARDWARESOFTWARECUSTOMER BASEPCSMARKET PRICESBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTONLINE PRICEMOBILE PHONEREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSCOMPETITIVENESSELECTRICITYANTENNASREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTRURAL ACCESSNETWORKSNEWSLETTERPROTOCOLSBEST PRACTICELEGAL AIDSPREADSHEETTRADE FACILITATIONPRIVATE SECTORNATIONAL TRAININGQUERIESE-COMMERCE SERVICESRESULTE- COMMERCETELEPHONESICTBROADBAND NETWORKTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERUSER FEEDBACKBUSINESSBUSINESSESPHONESWIRELESS TECHNOLOGYSUPPORT STAFFACCESS TO SERVICESPERFORMANCEPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONCOMPETITIVE PRICESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTINSTITUTIONSITESPROTOCOLDECISION MAKING PROCESSCOMMUNICATIONNEW TECHNOLOGYONLINE BUSINESSPHOTOCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYINFORMATION SOCIETYISPSNEW MARKETWIRELESS CONNECTIONSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKARTISANSERVICES TO CITIZENSBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESWIRELESS INTERNET ACCESSKNOWLEDGE SHARINGFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTCERTIFICATEINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYONLINE SERVICEINFORMATION SYSTEMGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESSBUYERCAPABILITYINFORMATIONENTRY POINTPRIVACYBACK OFFICETECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONDISTANCE LEARNINGINTERNET TELEPHONYPROPRIETARY SOFTWAREBUSINESS TOOLCOMMUNITY ACCESSNUMBER OF VISITORSMARKET INFORMATIONTELEPHONE SERVICESMOBILE TELEPHONYSATELLITETELEVISIONHARDWARETRANSLATIONNEW TECHNOLOGIESINSTITUTIONSQUERYCOMPUTERSTELECOMMUNICATIONSBUSINESS TO BUSINESSHANDICRAFTSTECHNICAL COOPERATIONDEVELOPMENT OF E-GOVERNMENTMOBILE TELEPHONEVOIPPRODUCTIVITYTELEPHONYTRAINING MATERIALSMARKETINGE-GOVERNMENT INITIATIVESCONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURELIMITED ACCESSPRIVATE INVESTMENTCOMMUNICATION SERVICESACCESS TO COMPUTERSMOBILE COMMUNICATIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTE- GOVERNMENTDATABASESSOURCE CODEBROADBANDONLINE SERVICESRADIOTELEPHONEDIGITAL DIVIDEMARKET PRICEGOVERNMENT SERVICESUSERSPHONETECHNOLOGYWORLD WIDE WEBTRANSACTIONOPERATING SYSTEMRELIABILITYTELEPHONE SERVICEUSER PROFILESRESULTSBUSINESS-TO-BUSINESSPURCHASING POWERGOVERNMENT SITESEXPORT PROMOTIONHUMAN INTERACTIONPRICE INFORMATIONVSATB-TO-BWEB PORTALE-LEARNINGADMINISTRATIONPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICESECURITYLICENSESB2BNETWORKBANDWIDTHHUMAN RESOURCESTELECOMSINGLE ENTRY POINTADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSESINNOVATIONMOBILE PHONESINTRANETPROFITWIRELESS COMMUNICATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYCUSTOMERSINTERFACEWIRELESS TECHNOLOGIESDATABASEPROFITSCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGIESWIFIOPEN SOURCE CODETARGETPRICESINNOVATIONSKNOWLEDGE SOCIETYWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/24106