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This paper discusses the role that information and communications technologies (ICTs) can realistically play in improving the quality of life in different parts of the world. It focuses on low-income countries where most development assistance efforts are concentrated and examines the many challenges these countries face in utilizing ICTs effectively. It argues that improved access to information or communication is a vital element in potential well-being and that strengthening institutional capacity for analysis and debate in developing countries is an indispensable element in the construction of knowledge societies.