ICT Challenges and Opportunities for Social Protection Delivery in Nepal

Event: Cross-Country Learning on ICT for Social Protection

ICT Challenges and Opportunities for Social Protection Delivery in Nepal

19 September 2016

Author / Speaker:

Kewal Prasad Bhandari, Ministry of Finance, Government of India - Other materials by the author

In Nepal, several obstacles hinder investments on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for social protection. Data, for one, is still scare. Moreover, IT personal and expertise are also still at a weak level. To overcome these obstacles, capacity-training is needed at the country-level. Nepal also needs to upgrade its connectivity and hardware components.

Geographical Focus:

Nepal

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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