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Technology and Poverty Reduction in Asia and the Pacific

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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.

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Contents

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Preface [ PDF: 49kb | 8 pages ]
Jorge Braga de Macedo and Tadao Chino

Introduction [ PDF: 9kb | 2 pages ]
David O’Connor and Yun–Hwan Kim

1. Technology's Contribution to Poverty Reduction?

   Technology and Poverty: Mapping the Connections [ PDF: 128kb | 34 pages ]
   Maurizio Bussolo and David O’Connor

   Intellectual Property Rights in Global Agriculture and their Impact on the Diffusion of Productivity Gains [ PDF: 121kb | 23 pages ]
   JTimo Goeschl and Timothy Swanson

   Poverty, Food Security, and Agricultural Biotechnology: Challenges and Opportunities [ PDF: 34kb | 9 pages ]
   Nihal Amerasinghe

   Information and Communication Technology in Developing Countries of Asia [ PDF: 84kb | 21 pages ]
   Brahm Prakash

   Financing Information Technology Diffusion in Low–income Asian Developing Countries [ PDF: 73kb | 19 pages ]
   Yun–Hwan Kim

2. Policies to Make Technology Work for the Poor

   Inaugural Address [ PDF: 17kb | 5 pages ]
   François Huwart

   Keynote Speech [ PDF: 17kb | 5 pages ]
   Myoung–Ho Shin

   Technology and Development Policy in Poverty Reduction: The Case of Thailand [ PDF: 21kb | 6 pages ]
   Suwit Khunkitti

   Technology and Growth: Ireland’s Recent Experience [ PDF: 26kb | 8 pages ]
   Desmond O’Malley

   Intellectual Property Protection: What Role in the 20th Century History of Innovation? [ PDF: 20kb | 5 pages ]
   John Kay

   Technology Policies and Investment Strategies [ PDF: 55kb | 14 pages ]
   Yoginder K. Alagh

   Enabling People to Make Technologies Work for Them [ PDF: 20kb | 6 pages ]
   Lahiru Perera

   Poverty Alleviation in the People’ Republic of China’s Rural Areas: Problems, Strategy, Policy and the Role of Science and Technology [ PDF: 46kb | 14 pages ]
   Liu Yanhua

   Technology, Investment and Development: Some Reflections from Portugal [ PDF: 30kb | 10 pages ]
   José Braz

   Information Technology and Development Co–operation: A View from the Dot Force [ PDF: 16kb | 4 pages ]
   Gilles Bregant

   Programme [ PDF: 19kb | 4 pages ]

   List of Authors and Participants [ PDF: 37kb | 6 pages ]