He also holds a concurrent appointment as an Affiliated Researcher at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, DC. Dr. Nakasone’s primary research focus is the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in solving information shortcomings in rural areas of developing countries. The premise of his research is that ICTs can constitute cost-effective vehicles to provide information in isolated regions, and that adequate information can make recipients aware of profitable opportunities that were previously unknown to them, change their behavior, or encourage the adoption of new beneficial practices.