CONTENTS

II. Trends and Perspectives: Space Technology Towards Poverty Alleviation

A. Satellite Communications: Affordable Broadband Connectivity to Transcend the "Last Mile" Problem
B. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems: Improved Information Products and Services for Decision Makers and the Poor

III. Lessons from "Best Practices" in Space Applications for Poverty Alleviation

A. Satellite Communications (SatCom) Alleviating the Digital Divide and Poverty

1. Changing the Face of Distance Education Through SatCom
2. Tele-Health: Providing Health Care to the Rural Poor
3. Broadband Satellite-based Multi-purpose Community Teleservice Centres (CTCs): Reaching out to the Poor and Marginalized
4. A suggested conceptual framework

B. Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies: Natural Resources Management for Poverty Alleviation

1. "Poverty Mapping" and Targeting the Poor: The Role of Remote Sensing and GIS
2. Natural Disaster Reduction, Poverty Alleviation and Space Applications
3. A suggested conceptual framework

IV. Achieving Operationalization: Initial Conditions, Policy Environment and Role Players

A. Initial Conditions
B. Policy Environment
C. Role Players: Changing Domains

V. Recommendations of the Expert Group Meeting: A Summary

A. Awareness Creation: towards Collective Vision and Commitment
B. At the Core of National Policies towards Poverty Alleviation: Strategically Integrating Space-based Information and Communications Technology
C. Building Regional and Subregional Cooperative Frameworks
D. "Proof-of-Concept" Pilot Projects
E. Concept Promotion
F. Compendiums

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ANNEX

Annex 1. Earth observation capabilities for information support for natural resources management, poverty alleviation and disaster management
Annex 2. Distance Education (DE): A Key Domestic Policy
Annex 3. Operationally Demonstrated Remote Sensing and GIS Applications for Poverty Alleviation in Developing Countries
Annex 4. Use of Poverty Maps: Some Notable Achievements

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Role of space-based ICTs: the convergence hypothesis of poverty alleviation
Figure 2. Bandwidth needs for the poor: contributions from terrestrial and satellite networks - a schematic based on trend analysis
Figure 3. A multi-purpose CTC - community-owned space-based ICT enterprise
Figure 4. Use of remote sensing and GIS for sustainable development involving stakeholders, in the format suggested by WSSD
Figure 5. Role of remote sensing and GIS in constructing poverty maps
Figure 6. Ecosystem approach: a context for poverty alleviation, sustainable development and environmental protection
Figure 7. Changing domains of role players with regard to space technology and service providers

LIST OF BOXES

Box 1. "100+" - Progress in satellite Earth observation since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992