The Digital Divide and ICT Learning in Rural Communities: Examples of Good Practice Service Delivery

Robert Huggins and Hiro Izushi
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Robert Huggins: Robert Huggins Associates, Meandros House, 54a Bute Street, Cardiff, CF10 5AF
Hiro Izushi: Centre for Local Economic Development, Coventry Business School, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB

Local Economy, 2002, vol. 17, issue 2, 111-122

Abstract: This article aims to gain a greater understanding of relevant and successful methods of stimulating an ICT culture and skills development in rural areas. The paper distils good practice activities, utilizing criteria derived from a review of the rural dimensions of ICT learning, from a range of relevant initiatives and programmes. These good practice activities cover: community resource centres providing opportunities for ‘tasting’ ICTs; video games and Internet Cafés as tools removing ‘entry barriers’; emphasis on ‘user management’ as a means of creating ownership; service delivery beyond fixed locations; use of ICT capacities in the delivery of general services; and selected use of financial support.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1080/02690940210129870

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