Universal access to information technology in developing countries

Jeffrey James

Regional Studies, 2002, vol. 36, issue 9, 1093-1097

Abstract: Assuming, as one must, that access to information technologies in the rural areas of developing countries will be based at the communal rather than the individual level, we examine a variety of technologies that are suited to this purpose. These include wireless technologies for use in schools, low-cost village kiosks, public telephones that facilitate incoming as well as outgoing calls, low-cost computers with removable smart cards that allow a single unit to be shared by many users and the use of school computers for adult education outside the times when they are in classroom use.

Keywords: Universal access; Digital divide; Information technology; Rural areas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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