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    2. Appreciating the contribution of broadband ICT [information and communication technology] with rural and remote communities: stepping stones toward an alternative paradigm

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Ramirez, Ricardo (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2007
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25991
    Journal Title:
    The Information Society
    Journal Title Details:
    23(2) : 85-94

    4. How small kansas companies bring fast internet to rural places that telecom giants ignore

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Condos, David (author)
    Format:
    Article/Audio Story
    Publication Date:
    2022-05-03
    Published:
    United States: National Public Radio
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12789
    Journal Title:
    High Plains Public Radio
    Journal Title Details:
    Online
    Notes:
    Installing fiber-optic internet in sparsely populated places like western Kansas is extremely expensive, even with government subsidies. But some smaller, local broadband providers are finding ways to make it work where the big national companies have not.

    6. IT (information technologies): problem or solution?

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Thompson, Bill (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2003-10
    Published:
    International: Department for International Development, United Kingdom.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 173 Document Number: C29381
    Journal Title:
    Developments
    Notes:
    Author asks whether new communications technologies can solve global development problems, or are they just a new way to make old mistakes? Examines the assumption that if you move data around instead of physical objects, then you can reduce pollution and energy use significantly. For example, analyses need to include environmental costs of the computers and networks themselves.

    10. Monitoring changes of the extreme poor people in Bangladesh using mobile technology: Process, impact and experiences

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Owasim, Akram (author)
    Format:
    Working paper
    Publication Date:
    2014-12-01
    Published:
    Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development & the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08748
    Journal Title:
    ICT for Development Working Papers Series
    Journal Title Details:
    4 (2): 44-60