Information and Communication 
   Technology for Development 
   ADB Experiences
   Information and Communication 
   Technology for Development
   ADB Experiences
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                   Asian Development Bank.
                        Information and communication technology for development: ADB experiences.
                   Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2010.
                   1. Asian Development Bank.    2. Information and communication technology.    I. Asian Development Bank.
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                   1550 Metro Manila, Philippines    This paper takes stock of selective ADB projects across sectors 
                   Tel +63 2 632 4444                and countries that use ICT to help achieve project outcomes 
                                                     and development objectives. It was prepared by Mary Grace 
                   Fax +63 2 636 2444                Mirandilla, RSDD consultant, and Hyunjung Lee, ICT Economist, 
                   www.adb.org                       RSDD, with significant contributions and strong support from 
                                                     project officers and consultants, including Anupma Jain, Ayako 
                                                     Inagaki, Christopher Spohr, Claude Bodart, Dong-Soo Pyo, 
                   For orders, please contact:       Hayman Win, Ian William Makin, Jazira Asanova, Juzhong Zhang, 
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             Contents
             Abbreviations                                                                                         iv
             Introduction                                                                                          1
             Making ICT Work for Education in Mongolia: Issues, Challenges, and Solutions                          3
             Pioneer Private Sector Partnership Expands Education in Sri Lanka                                     6
             Samoa SchoolNet: Connecting Remote Pacific Islands and Providing Community Access                     8
             Health Education: Reaching Remote Ethnic Minorities in the Greater Mekong Subregion  
             Using Information and Communication Technology                                                       10
             Innovative Information and Communication Technologies: Expanding Rural Health Service  
             Access in Mongolia                                                                                   14
             Linking Research and Farmers: Transfer of Rice Information through Information  
             and Communication Technology                                                                         16
             South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Information and Communication  
             Technology Development: Framework for Connecting South Asia                                          18
             Connecting Afghanistan through Mobile Phones                                                         20
             BIMP-EAGA Website: Supporting Trade and Investment by Facilitating Access to Information             22
             The Asia Recovery Information Center, Early Warning System, and Asian Bonds Online:  
             ADB Projects Responding to Client Needs                                                              25
             Information and Communication Technology for the Transport System in the Peoples  
             Republic of China: A Developing Country Pathway                                                      29
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