1st Edition
Information Technology and Development A New Paradigm for Delivering the Internet to Rural Areas in Developing Countries
By Jeffrey James
Copyright 2004
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
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Attempts to bring the benefits of information technology in the form of the internet to developing countries have, to date, foundered on the belief that this requires the beneficiaries to access the technology directly. As a result, the perceived huge benefits of such an enterprise have often failed to materialise. This original contribution to the debate on developing countries and IT suggests... Read more
1. Introduction Part 1: Analytical Foundations of a New Paradigm 2. The Existing Paradigm and its Limitations 3. An Emerging Paradigm Part 2: Radios, Telephones and Internet Access 4. Community Radio and the Internet 5. Basic Telephony and the Internet in Rural Areas Part 3: Rural Internet Access: Alternatives to Radios and Telephones 6. The Need for Alternatives 7. The Role of Rural Internet Kiosks: Gyandoot 8. The Role of Rural Internet Kiosks: n-Logue
Biography
Jeffrey James is Professor of Development Economics at the University of Tilburg, the Netherlands.
