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Chapter 4 Technology and Inequalities - ESCAP
INEQUALITY IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC62 Chapter 4 Technology and Inequalities63 INEQUALITY IN ASIA AND THE HOW CAN Technology IMPACTINEQUALITY?The relationship between Technology and inequality ismultifaceted. Technology has enhanced productivity,accelerated economic growth, enabled knowledge andinformation sharing and increased access to basicservices. However, it has also been the cause ofinequalities. This Chapter examines the role oftechnology across the three facets of inequalitydiscussed in the previous chapters: inequality ofoutcome; inequality of opportunities; and inequality ofimpact, which is concerned with the impact ofenvironmental hazards on the most Chapter starts by underlining that digital connectivityis a core enabler of the emerging Fourth IndustrialRevolution a wave of highly disruptive innovations thatwill bring new big ideas and trigger additional layers oftechnological innovations that compel a rethink of alltraditional responses, as societies, communities and evenwhat i
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