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Information and Communication Technology (ICT), which is helping India wiping out poverty, advancing financing and protecting environment, is coming up as a key player in bridging the digital as well as gender gaps which are persisting in the country.

At the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), Asoke Mukerji, Indian’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, talked about the role of ICT by citing its efforts in helping the nation flourish.

Elaborating on the crucial role that ICT played in solving financing and environmental issues, Mukerji said, "The role of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in the context of eradication of poverty, development, financing and protecting the environment, cannot be ignored.”

As per an Economic Times report, Mukerji urged the international community to focus on bridging both the digital and gender gaps. He also asked the ICT to play its "true role as enablers of accelerated development."

Alluding to the importance of the event, he said, the event is taking place at a "critical moment" as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are being upgraded and significantly expanding into the post-2015 Development Agenda. He also said that India looks forward to adopting a review this December.

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