Technology and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific.

Includes bibliographical references. Technology and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific. (2002). Paris, France: Asian Development Bank, Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Part 1. Technology's contribution to poverty reduction? Technology and poverty : mapping the connections -- Intellectual property rights in global agriculture and their impact on the diffusion of productivity gains -- Poverty, food security, and agricultural biotechnology : challenges and opportunities -- Information and communication technology in developing countries of Asia -- Financing information technology diffusion in low-income Asian developing countries -- Part 2. Policies to make technology work for the poor. Inaugural address -- Keynote speech -- Technology and development policy in poverty reduction : the case of Thailand -- Technology and growth : Ireland's recent experience -- Intellectual property protection : what role in the 20th century history of innovation? -- Technology policies and investment strategies -- Enabling people to make technologies work for them -- Poverty alleviation in the People's Republic of China's rural areas : problems, strategy, policy and the role of science and technology -- Technology, investment and development : some reflections from Portugal -- Information technology and development co-operation : a view from the dot force