ICTs and Development: A Study of Telecentres in Rural India

ISBN-13: 9781349434787 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 264 str.

M. Mukerji

Opis

Juxtaposes the global discourse on ICT-D with in-depth case studies on the pattern of access and use of telecentres to draw implications for the possible development trajectories induced by the provision of ICTs in rural hinterlands of India.

Spis treści

List of Tables List of Figures List of Annexes List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Perspectives on ICTs and Development Telecentres in Rural India Conceptual Framework and Methodology Akshaya e-Kendra, Ariyallur, Kerala e-Choupal, Pimpri Buti, Maharashtra Drishtee Soochna Kendra, Kesarpur, UP Patterns of Access and Use of Telecentres Developmental Implications of Telecentres References Annexes

O autorze

MAITRAYEE MUKERJI is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Studies in Social Management, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, India. She completed her doctoral dissertation from Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA), India.