Telecentres, Access, and Development:: Experience and Lessons from Uganda and South Africa - Softcover

Parkinson, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853396192 ISBN 13: 9781853396199

Publisher: Practical Action Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Prelims (Contents, Acknowledgements, List of tables, List of figures, List of photos and boxes, Acronyms and other abbreviations, Executive Summary) 1. Introduction - Telecentres, Access and Development 2. Access Centres and South Africa's Universal Access Policy 3. Uganda's Experience with Shared Access Centres and Universal Access Policy 4. Start-up and Scalability of Access Centres 5. Local Livelihoods, Reach and Development Impact 6. Conclusions, Lessons and Research Directions Back Matter (Notes, Bibliography)

The book is based on a review of national policy and implementation strategies, case studies of community ICT-access centres, and an analysis of the links between national strategies and on-the-ground experiences from 1996 through 2003. Over 50 ICT-access centres, from both rural and urban settings, were reviewed. The executive summary presents a series of lessons and practical recommendations for policymakers.

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About the Author

At the time of writing Sarah Parkinson was a PhD Student, Rural Studies, University of Guelph, Canada. This book was written as part of an internship with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

Edition details

• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853396192
• ISBN 13: 9781853396199
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168