International Conference on Eurasian Economies
29-31 August 2016 – Kaposvár, HUNGARY
Paper detail
Paper ID : 1750
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Growth and Development
Presenter: Asst. Prof. Dr. Barış Yıldız
Session : 1C Kalkınma I
The Poverty Information: Reduction of Poverty through the Dissemination of New Communication Technologies
Enformasyon Yoksulluğu: Yeni İletişim Teknolojilerinin Yaygınlaştırılması Yoluyla Yoksulluğun Azaltılması
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Barış Yıldız (Gümüşhane University, Türkiye)
Abstract
Communication Technologies is considered to be an effective method for the elimination of the development gap between countries and disparities and inequalities between individuals. This idea is accepted by all scholars of the information society. Information and communication technologies can be used as a means to poor people, who is exposed to social exclusion, make their voices heard. It is also observed that the people socialized over time, increased the quality and level of sharing and found efficient and entertaining communication possibilities with people who they don’t know. Because of that, it has a vital importance of information and communication technologies. Because it allows people take steps from social exclusion to social inclusion. The studies done by Goodman on South Africa, by Jensen on China and by Bhavnani on Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia shows that new media helps to reduce impact of poverty and breaks the cycle of poverty. It has also been obtained successful results in breaking the cycle of poverty when new media Technologies are provided in India, Brazil and Nepal. The aim of this study is to examine how the poverty information can be reduced and how people living in poverty can be get out of this cycle by providing information and communication technologies. It will first attempt to define new media explaining poverty information. The impact of these tools on cycle of poverty will be shown. As a result, it will be analyzed how information technologies contribute to fight against poverty by country examples.
JEL codes: I30, O33
Yıldız, Barış (2016). "The Poverty Information: Reduction of Poverty through the Dissemination of New Communication Technologies" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2016, pp.349-357, Kaposvár, HUNGARY.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C07.01750
