Technology and USAID is a CGD essay discussing Raj Shah's efforts to promote technology in development. It is a great idea, but it carries risks well illustrated by his example of a tablet computer changing farming practices and education in rural West Africa.
Charles Kenny
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Charles Kenny writes about global development — what’s working, what isn’t, and how the world can do better. An economist who spent fifteen years at the World Bank, he is now a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC.
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