Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The Concept of Information Poverty and How to Measure it in the Latin American Context -- 2. Analysis of ICT Demand: What Is Digital Poverty and How to Measure It? -- 3. New Market Scenarios in Latin America -- 4. Institutional Design of the Regulator in Latin America and the Caribbean -- 5. Microtelcos in Latin America and the Caribbean -- 6. Selecting Sustainable ICT Solutions for Pro-poor Intervention -- 7. Conclusion: ICT and Pro-poor Strategies and Research -- About the Authors
Summary
This book examines the problem of inadequate access to information and communication technology (ICT) and the need to develop appropriate pro-poor ICT policies within the Latin American and Caribbean context. The authors show how market reforms have failed to ensure that the benefits of the Information Society have spread across the many social and economic divides that characterize the region
