Examines five cases of rural areas that deployed information and communication technology programs. "There is little evidence that telecommunications lead to economic growth or that businesses in the communities are using ICT extensively." Instead, "the physical deployment of the hardware is not sufficient to achieve success."
Notes that educational attainment in rural America reached a historic high in 2000, with more than three in four rural residents completing high school and nearly one in six holding a four-year college degree. Suggests that rural policymakers are viewing education levels as a critical determinant of job and income growth in communities.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24383
Notes:
Pages 275-298 in Luc Hens and Bhaskar Nath, The world summit on sustainable development: the Johannesburg Conference. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 421 pages.
Abbott, Eric A. (author), Roberts, Owen (author), Maynard, Hugh (author), Schmidt, Allen (author), Martyniuk, Neonila (author), and Barroga, Roger (author)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2005-06
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: C22332
Notes:
Summaries of presentations at a special session of the International Special Interest Group of ACE (Association for Excellence in Communication in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences), San Antonio, Texas, May 31-June 4, 2005. 17 pages.
Rivera, William M. (author) and Alex, Gary (author)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2005-05-25
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: C24581
Journal Title Details:
21
Notes:
Reviewed 9 August 2006, 11 p. Paper presented at the International Agricultural and Extension Education group's 21st annual conference May 25-31, 2005, in San Antonio, TX
