ICT and Reducing Poverty

Sumber:

Mbuyisa, B. B. (2017). ICT Usage in Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises: A South African Perspective Of its Role and Impact on Poverty Reduction (Doctoral dissertation, University of Pretoria).

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Sumber:

OECD (2005). Good Practice Paper On ICTs For Economic Growth And Poverty Reduction. Paris: OECD. Retrieved August 17, 2006 from http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/2/46/35284979.pdf

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The direct (non-economic) and indirect (economic) benefits that can be realised through the use of ICT by the rural poor cited in literature that applied the livelihood framework are listed below:

Direct Benefits (Non-economic):

• Improved skills, health and education (Tiwari, 2008; Heeks et al., 2008)
• Access to information and empowerment of the rural poor (Tiwari, 2008)
• Enhanced use of public services (Tiwari, 2008)
• Capacity-building of local groups and government (Tiwari, 2008)
• Partnership between non-governmental organisations and local communities (Tiwari, 2008)

Indirect Benefits (Economic)

• Increased participation of rural labour in market opportunities as a result of better
• literacy skills through ICT (Tiwari, 2008; Soriano, 2007)
• Increased participation of rural labour in the market, which expands the share of the rural
• poor in the national income (Tiwari, 2008; Soriano, 2007)
• Higher indirect benefits to the rural economy (Tiwari, 2008)
• Increase in production (Soriano, 2007)

Sumber:

Mbuyisa, B., & Leonard, A. (2017). The role of ICT use in SMEs towards poverty reduction: systematic literature review. Journal of International Development, 29(2), 159-197.