Workshop on Policy Coherence in the Application of Information and Communication Technologies for Development

du 10-sept.-2009 au 11-sept.-2009

Information communication technologies (ICTs) are crucial to reducing poverty, improving access to health and education services and creating new sources of income and employment for the poor. But there are substantial discrepancies in access to ICTs between, but also within, countries, depending on key factors such as gender, rural coverage, skills and educational levels. This workshop, organised jointly by the World Bank/infoDev and the OECD, aimed to share best practices in coherent approaches to meeting development objectives laid out by Ministers.

Workshop on Innovation for Development: Converting Knowledge to Value

du 28-janv.-2009 au 30-janv.-2009

This workshop examined ways in which knowledge contributes to innovation, especially in developing countries. These include knowledge produced formally through research and development, and knowledge from informal and indigenous sources, that can be combined to produce value.

Questionnez les économistes : Internet et développement - vers un réseau des réseaux vraiment mondial ?

Quels avantages retirerait d'Internet le monde en développement ? Cliquez ici  pour lire les questions et réponses de ce débat sur Internet avec Sam Paltridge, économiste à la Direction de la science, de la technologie et de l'industrie de l'OCDE.