The Virtual Colombo Plan: Implications for Developing Countries

Desmond Bourke

doi:10.1108/14779960480000251

The Virtual Colombo Plan: Implications for Developing Countries

Desmond Bourke

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This paper considers the available documentation on the Virtual Colombo Plan (or VCP for short), launched by the World Bank and the Australian Government in 2001. The Plan is one of the World Bank's key projects for encouraging greater use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in developing countries, with a focus on the using ICTs for education, as well as for economic benefits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	169-178
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/14779960480000251
Publication status	Published - 2004

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