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support from Information and  for several households to
                                                Communication technologies  emerge from extreme poverty,
                                                is timely and key, for all  especially those with women

                                                sectors, and even more so,  head of their households.
                                                in the area of Inclusive Digital  Furthermore, it also helped
                                                Economies and DFS, which  low-income families to better
                                                already showcase themselves  deal with external crises.

                                                as the spear point of this
                 THE ICTS, THE                                                   In rural areas, as well as urban
                                                new process, similarly to
                 INCLUSIVE DIGITAL                                               regions, DFS have facilitated
                                                what happened with micro
                 ECONOMY, AND                                                    the provision of insurance
                                                financing 30 years ago.
                 THE DFS ARE                                                     and micro health insurances,
                                                This time, with an eye set in
                 MAJOR ALLIES                                                    as well as the access and
                                                meeting with the SDGs.
                 AND THE NEW                                                     payment of healthcare
                 ENGINE THAT CAN                Therefore, it is clear that the ICTs,  services. However, a larger
                 MAKE IT POSSIBLE               the Inclusive Digital Economy,  impact is evident concerning
                 TO FIGHTS                      and the DFS are major allies  the support provided to

                 AGAINST POVERTY,               and the new engine that can  productive sectors, as it has
                 INJUSTICES, AND                make it possible to fights  been  evidenced  through
                 INEQUALITIES.                  against poverty, injustices, and  different case stories.
                                                inequalities, as well as greater
                                                                                 A point worth highlighting
                                                gender equity and jobs with
                                                                                 is that the DFS can improve
                                                dignity. It is a similar scenario
                                                                                 gender-equality, although
                                                with the other 17 Sustainable
                                                                                 there is still the need to
                                                Development Goals.
                                                                                 design exclusive services
                                                                                 aimed to women and that
                                                Opportunities
                                                                                 also have an impact on the
                                                Before and during the
                                                                                 generation of employment
                                                pandemic, DFS have allowed
                                                                                 opportunities. Likewise, it






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