Newly industrialised countries have shown that ICTs can play a dramatic role in enhancing economic and social development by acting as a production sector for economic growth and an enabler for social development.
ICT applications have enabled these countries make gigantic improvements in both productivity and quality in agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure, public administration, and services such as finance, trade, distribution, marketing, education and health. The decisions and actions we take about the use of ICT will be critical in determining which road we go down as a nation in our fight against poverty.
