Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: C24483
Notes:
Retrieved July 5, 2006, Conference sponsored by the International Association for Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) in Nairobi, Kenya, May 21-26, 2006. Via Livelihoods Connect. 5 pages., Conference theme: "Managing agricultural information for sustainable food security and improved livelihoods in Africa."
Gonzalez, Alberto (author) and Bradley, Charmaine (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00879
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Pages 63-75 in Martin J. Medhurst, Alberto Gonzalez and Tarla Rai Peterson, Communication and the culture of technology. Washington State University Press, Pullman, Washington. 285 pages., Documents resistance of residents to the secular discourse of a tribal newspaper promoted by the government.
This study "finds that, historically, telecommunications rollout has had a positive and significant impact on increasing inequality and little impact on quality of life variables." Authors also find evidence that the Internet will also be a force for income divergence.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 154 Document Number: C25055
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Retrieved December 9, 2006, Presented at ICT Observatory 2003: ICTs - transforming agricultural extension, Wageningen, The Netherlands, September 23-25, 2003. 29 pages., Author uses case studies to describe some potentials being explored, such as telecentres, multi-purpose community centres and citizen post offices as well as radio, television and video.
