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Enhancing communication through ict to improve livelihood of bop
(Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa., 2012) Kumara, MH; Kuruppu, KAMMN; Kumara, LAJ; Mapa, EB; Mannapperuma, DS; De Silva, R
Poverty is a burning problem BOP societies. Since agriculture is the main occupation in most of rural areas, agricultural production and post-harvest activities mainly counted as their income which their lives will depend until the next harvests. Poor - health, natural disasters, education, lack of infrastructure, lack of financial services of rural areas hold the improvements of living standards. This paper analyze the possible ICT interventions that improve the general livelihoods of the rural poor that may also yield significant agricultural development investments on the part of rural families by making others aware of these issues that will provide the better policy deriving and make a better future for the BOP. ICT can be a powerful enabler of future goals because it helps to improve communication and the exchange of information to strengthen and create economic and social networks. It also can be applied to most of the human activities from personal use to business and government. This paper focus on integrating rural areas into global networks and making information, knowledge and culture available and also the possible ways of income generation and poverty reduction.