- Home
- Preface
- I. Luxembourg’s official development assistance in 2013
- ICT used for humanitarian and development purposes
- Post-2015: the state of play
- II. Cooperation with the main partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. European Union
- VI. Cooperation with non-governmental development organisations
- VII. Humanitarian action
- VIII. Programme support
- IX. Development education and awareness-raising
- X. Microfinance
- XI. Evaluation
- XII. Report on the progress of the work of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
ICT used for humanitarian and development purposes
ICT used for humanitarian and development purposes
In recent years, the emergency.lu project has strengthened the Ministry’s conviction that broadband connectivity and the associated technical installations contributes to opening up disadvantaged countries or regions, just as much as road and rail networks or airports and maritime ports. This connectivity can be an accelerator of development and deserves to be considered as an additional tool in the toolbox for combating poverty. It can also play a vital role in the response to disasters and the implementation of humanitarian projects.
Together with private sector partners and the authorities of the partner countries of Luxembourg’s development cooperation and the United Nations, the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Action has identified several promising intervention sectors in the field of ICT (information and communication technologies): emergency telecommunication, telemedicine, distance learning and support for administrative decentralisation and microfinance institutions.
