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How computer science serves the developing world

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M. Bernardine Dias,

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 52, Issue 6

Pages 74 - 80

https://doi.org/10.1145/1516046.1516064

Published: 01 June 2009 Publication History

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Information and communication technology for development can greatly improve quality of life for the world's neediest people.

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June 2009

128 pages

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DOI:10.1145/1516046

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