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2. Economic and social benefits of rural telecommunications: a report to the World Bank
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hudson, Heather (author / McLaren School of Business, University of San Francisco)
- Format:
- reaearch report
- Publication Date:
- 1995-06
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23539
- Notes:
- 97 p., The purpose of this report is to set the stage for a re-examination of investment priorities and strategies in rural telecommunications by synthesizing what we know about the role of telecommunications in the development process. The report provides an overview of the evidence to date of the economic and social benefits of rural telecommunications. The report reviews key studies and identifies theory and research findings that are particularly relevant to rural regions of developing countries. It also includes research conducted in industrialized countries that appears particularly relevant for rural regions of the developing world.
3. Using communication and information technologies to empower women in rural communities
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Grace, Margaret (author / Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane, Australia)
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- 1998-06-13
- Published:
- Australia
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23536
- Notes:
- In "Conference Proceedings of the International Symposium on Learning Communities, Regional Sustainability and the Learning Society (June 13-20, 1998)." Edited by Ian Falk., 7 p., In Australia, as in other parts of the world, there is considerable interest in many quarters in the potential of new communication and information technologies to contribute significantly to the revitalization of regional communities. However, much remains to be understood about the social factors, which affect the success of innovative technology applications. Research conducted by the Queensland University of Technology indicates that gender significantly affects not only access and use of communication and information technologies, but also rural community development. By focusing on rural women's perspectives on communication issues, this research has revealed a need for the development of "soft" technologies to ensure that both social and economic development occurs in an integrated way in regional, rural and remote communities.