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Technology and Poverty Reduction
in Asia and the Pacific, 2002
This publication, with a Preface by
ADB President Tadao Chino and OECD Development Centre President
Jorge Braga de Macedo, arises from the Seventh International
Forum on Asian Perspectives. The Forum was jointly organized by
the Asian Development Bank and the OECD Development Centre on
18-19 June 2001 in Paris with the theme "Technology and Poverty
Reduction in Asia and the Pacific."
The book brings together the papers and speeches presented at
the Forum. The book notes that technology should be a focal
point to improve economic welfare and reduce poverty. Two key
sets of technologies, namely, agricultural technologies and
information and communication technologies, serve as its
principal focus.
The discussions and recommendations included in the book provide
an excellent set of policy advice for pursuing technological
progress and poverty reduction.
Preface
Jorge Braga de Macedo and Tadao Chino
Introduction
David O’Connor and Yun–Hwan Kim
1. Technology's Contribution to
Poverty Reduction?
Technology and Poverty: Mapping the Connections
Maurizio Bussolo and David O’Connor
Intellectual Property Rights in Global Agriculture and their
Impact on the Diffusion of Productivity Gains
JTimo Goeschl and Timothy Swanson
Poverty, Food Security, and Agricultural Biotechnology:
Challenges and Opportunities
Nihal Amerasinghe
Information and Communication Technology in Developing Countries
of Asia
Brahm Prakash
Financing Information Technology Diffusion in Low–income Asian
Developing Countries
Yun–Hwan Kim
2. Policies to Make Technology Work
for the Poor
Inaugural Address
François Huwart
Keynote Speech
Myoung–Ho Shin
Technology and Development Policy in Poverty Reduction: The Case
of Thailand
Suwit Khunkitti
Technology and Growth: Ireland's Recent Experience
Desmond O’Malley
Intellectual Property Protection: What Role in the 20th Century
History of Innovation?
John Kay
Technology Policies and Investment Strategies
Yoginder K. Alagh
Enabling People to Make Technologies Work for Them
Lahiru Perera
Poverty Alleviation in the People's Republic of China's Rural
Areas: Problems, Strategy, Policy and the Role of Science and
Technology
Liu Yanhua
Technology, Investment and Development: Some Reflections from
Portugal
José Braz
Information Technology and Development Co-operation: A View from
the DOT Force
Gilles Bregant
Programme
List of Authors and Participants
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