The Bottleneck is at the Top of the Bottle
Jun 01, 2002 
Categories: Information and Communication Technology
Tags: Iqbal Quadir
Iqbal Quadir explores the implications of technology on quality of governance.
The Bottleneck Is At the Top of the Bottle
Iqbal Z. Quadir
Summer/Fall 2002
“We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.”
—Marshall McLuhan
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated profound changes in advanced countries. A natural question, then, is how can these technological developments benefit poor countries? Development gurus and ICT experts are urging governments in poor countries to adopt the “right” policies to ensure that benefits from these technologies flow to their nations. They are, however, barking up the same old tree that does not bear much fruit.
