Public ICT Center for Rural Development: Inclusiveness, Sustainability, and Impact

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dc.date.accessioned2021-10-05T15:02:10Z
dc.date.available2021-10-05T15:02:10Z
dc.date.issued2017-08
dc.descriptionCybercafés now serve as a model for government efforts in Sri Lanka to set up telecenters to extend internet connectivity to rural communities. Cybercafés arise as small urban businesses but are not financially viable in rural areas. Telecenters are a governmental response, modeled after cybercafés, to try to bring the benefits of computers and the internet to underserved rural communities. This report discusses why ICT centers remain popular with governments and rural people, and why it is difficult to serve rural areas. Effective public support practices are identified, based on a review of the record of experience, with special reference to two case studies: a government-run initiative in the Philippines and a public–private partnership in Sri Lanka.
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dc.identifier.isbn9789292578954
dc.identifier.isbn9789292578961
dc.identifier.issnN/A
dc.identifier.issnN/A
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.adb.org/publications/public-internet-rural-development-ict
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/5175
dc.subject.otherInformation and Communications Technology
dc.subject.otherPoverty
dc.subject.otherRural poverty
dc.titlePublic ICT Center for Rural Development: Inclusiveness, Sustainability, and Impact
local.publication.countryPhilippines
local.publication.countrySri Lanka
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