Technology and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific
By: preface by Jorge Braga de Macedo and Tadao Chino.
Contributors: Macedo, Jorge Braga de.; Chino, Tadao.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre.; Asian Development Bank.
Series: Development Centre seminars; International development; International development (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Publisher: Asian Development Bank, Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Paris, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Poverty -- Asia.; Poverty -- Pacific Area.; Technology -- Economic aspects -- Asia.; Technology -- Economic aspects -- Pacific Area.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Preface -- Jorge Braga de Macedo and Tadao Chino; title: Introduction -- David O'Connor -- and -- Yun-Hwan Kim -- Part 1.; title: Technology's contribution to poverty reduction?; title: Technology and poverty : mapping the connections -- Maurizio Bussolo -- and -- David O'Connor; title: Intellectual property rights in global agriculture and their impact on the diffusion of productivity gains -- Timo Goeschl -- and -- Timothy Swanson; title: Poverty, food security, and agricultural biotechnology : challenges and opportunities -- Nihal Amerasinghe; title: Information and communication technology in developing countries of Asia -- Brahm Prakash; title: Financing information technology diffusion in low-income Asian developing countries -- Yun-Hwan Kim -- Part 2.; title: Policies to make techology work for the poor.; title: Inaugural address -- François Huwart; title: Keynote speech; title: Myoung-Ho Shin --; title: Technology and development policy in poverty reduction : the case of Thailand -- Suwit Khunkitti; title: Technology and growth : Ireland's recent experience -- Desmond O'Malley; title: Intellectual property protection : what role in the 20th century history of innovation? -- John Kay; title: Technology policies and investment strategies -- Yoginder K. Alagh; title: Enabling people to make technologies work for them -- Lahiru Perera; title: Poverty alleviation in the People's Republic of China's rural areas : problems, strategy, policy and the role of science and technology -- Liu Yanhua; title: Technology, investment and development : some reflections from Portugal -- José Braz; title: Information technology and development co-operation : a view from the dot force -- Gilles Bregant.