Jobs, Livelihood and Information Technology

Abstract

On July 7, 2000, the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations adopted a resolution recognizing the role of information technology as a tool for development.¹ The meeting was devoted to information and communication technologies, making it the first such occasion in history. It recommended that the UN should undertake a project to increase global connectivity.

http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecosoc; http://www/un/org/News/Press/dosc/2000/20000707/ecosoc5899.doc.html; “Deeply concerned that the potential of information and communication technology for advancing development, particularly in developing countries, had not been fully captured, the Economic and Social Council this afternoon called on all members of the international community to work cooperatively to bridge the “digital divide” and to foster “digital opportunity.” It took that action by adopting without a vote a Ministerial Declaration on Development and International Cooperation in the Twenty-first Century: the Role of Information Technology in the Context of a Knowledge-based Global Economy.”