Outsourcing for development

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The use of information technology for development is the flavour of the
season. With the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) slated for
the second week of December, United Nations agencies, government, NGOs and,
not the least, the industry with an eye on a big market, have all
concentrated their attention on the potential benefits for developing
countries from the use of information technology.  Conventionally, ICT4D, as
it is often acronymised, involves the use of information technology for
better governance (e-governance), for greater transparency and easier
information access on government policies, programmes and performance, and
for ensuring better delivery of a wider range of social services.  While
there are a number of innovative and successful experiments with the use of
ICT in these areas, most of them are not financially self-sustaining and are
completely state or donor-funding dependent.
Source:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/12/02/stories/2003120200080900.htm