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also found that ICT has potential to contribute to
socio-economic progress in developing countries
through addressing various developmental chal-
lenges, such as poverty alleviation (Arunachalam,
2002;Anwer 2006; Ashraf, Hanisch, Swatman
2007). The open-ended interviews enabled the
women to express the benefits experienced by
them in their own words, thereby complementing
existing knowledge based on qualitative research
on the gender dimension of ICT led development
in Bangladesh. We found, through a systematic
analysis of some women's voices, that ICT in
the form of the GPCIC and VP projects can act
as a medium for economic and social progress in
rural areas, thereby playing an important role in
poverty reduction for the women, their children
and families.
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