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  Matthew Smith
  Program Officer
  Connectivity and Equity in the Americas

Expertise: information and communication technologies, e-government
Languages: English, Spanish, Dutch
Based in: Ottawa, Canada

Matthew Smith oversees research on the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to foster sustainable development and social and economic equity in Latin America and the Caribbean. His particular interests lie in e-government , which is the use of ICTs to improve public sector functioning.

Before joining IDRC, Smith did postgraduate research on the interaction between technology and society, and particularly the impact of e-government systems on citizens’ trust in Chile. Smith also studied e-government in Latin America for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. He has published on this subject, as well as on ICT policy, and the concept of openness with regards to the application of ICTs for human development.

Smith holds a PhD in information systems and an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science (England).  He also holds an MSc in artificial intelligence from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland).

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