Decentralised computing for rural development

S. C. Bhatnagar and N. R. Patel

Omega, 1988, vol. 16, issue 2, 165-170

Abstract: In most developing countries, the number of micro-computers in use in the field is still very small. For example, only 10-15 micros are in use in district administration in India, whereas each of the 30 departments in the 412 districts in India could profitably use one. Since the expenditure on rural development programmes in India is large, pay off from using computers can be immense. The paper draws upon work done at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) to emphasize the need to provide access to micro-computers at the district level. In addition to large cost savings, there would be other benefits, such as improved quality of data, capability for spatial and model based analysis, and good monitoring and control.

Date: 1988
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