E-ready for what? E-readiness in developing countries: Current status and prospects toward the Millennium Development Goals

Wed, 11 May 2005 08:00:00 -0400

This study considers the use and usefulness of e-readiness assessments, based on an in-depth evaluation of the e-readiness assessment initiative of the World Bank Information for Development Program (infoDev). Top-down, international initiatives waste money and effort on poorly conceived and under-supported e-readiness assessment programs and can be better targeted toward concrete development goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals. The focus needs to move from “how much bandwidth?” to “how much bandwidth is needed for remote diagnosis to reduce child mortality?” Even before this report made it to final publication, the infoDev e-readiness initiative was retired and many of the statements made in this report are now taken as a given.

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E-ready for what? E-readiness in developing countries: Current status and prospects toward the Millennium Development Goals