Telecentres for sustainable rural development: Review and case study of a South African rural telecentre

Marthinus Breitenbach

Development Southern Africa, 2013, vol. 30, issue 2, 262-278

Abstract: This paper evaluates a South African rural telecentre that may serve as a ‘best practice’ model. The paper first provides a brief literature review of telecentres and the role of information and communication technology in economic development. A qualitative evaluation of a case study is presented within the context of sustainability considerations and development outcomes; that is, showing how the telecentre has improved the lives of the rural community at Thabina. Some of the observed economic development impacts are listed in the paper and an attempt is made to capture the essence of the vital links between the use of information and communication technology (technology transfer), human development, education and economic development.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2013.797229

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