Over the past two decades IDRCsupported projects have critically examined the ways in which ICTs can be used to improve learning empower the disenfranchised generate income opportunities for the poor and facilitate access to healthcare in Africa Asia Latin America and the Caribbean. Considering that most development institutions and governments are currently attempting to integrate ICTs into their practices it is an opportune time to reflect on the research findings that have emerged from IDRCs work and research in this area. Connecting ICTs to Development discusses programmatic investments made by the IDRC in a wide variety of areas related to ICTs including infrastructure access regulations health governance education livelihoods social inclusion technical innovation intellectual property rights and evaluation. Each chapter in this book analyzes the ways in which research findings from IDRCsupported projects have contributed to an evolution of thinking and successes and challenges in using ICTs as tools to address development issues. It also presents key lessons learned from ICT4D programming and recommendations for future work.show more