ICTs and Development A Study of Telecentres in Rural India
Juxtaposes the global discourse on ICT-D with in-depth case studies on the pattern of access and use of telecentres to draw implications for the possible development trajectories induced by the provision of ICTs in rural hinterlands of India.
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ICTs and Development A Study of Telecentres in Rural India Maitrayee Mukerji Central University of Gujarat, India
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Contents List of Figures and Tables
vi
List of Abbreviations
ix
Acknowledgements
xii
1 Introduction
1
2 Perspectives on ICTs and Development
12
3 Telecentres in Rural India
28
4 Conceptual Framework and Methodology
51
5 Akshaya, Kerala
73
6 e-Choupal, Maharashtra
90
7 Drishtee, Uttar Pradesh
114
8 Pattern of Access and Use
137
9 Developmental Implications
163
Annexure I: Telecentres in Rural India
181
Annexure II: Studies on Telecentres in Rural India
188
Annexure III: Data Collection Instruments
203
Annexure IV: Distribution of Households by Socioeconomic Status
237
Notes
243
References
247
Index
262
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List of Figures and Tables Figure 4.1
Conceptual framework
53
Tables 2.1
Linking ICTs and Development
26
3.1
Case studies and other publications
30
3.2
Select definitions and descriptions of telecentres
33
3.3
A typology of telecentres in rural India
43
3.4
Mapping of different criteria for classifying telecentres
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