Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 182 Document Number: C36925
Notes:
Via SciDev.net. 2 pages., Director of the non-profit media organisation, TVE Asia Pacific, argues that "the media and development organizations are currently part of the problem."
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."
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.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23522
Notes:
In the e-book, E.Gelb and A. Offer (eds.), ICT in Agriculture: perspectives of technological innovation. Center for Agricultural Economic Research, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 14 pages.
