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Title:
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ICT INTERVENTION AND ITS IMPACT IN VILLAGE AREAS OF A DEVELOPING COUNTRY |
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Author(s):
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Mahfuz Ashraf , Jo Hanisch , Paul Swatman |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-55-3 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Information and communication technologies (ICT), Bangladesh, Developing country, Gonokendra, village areas |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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345 |
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Last Page:
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352 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The aim of this paper is to describe some challenges of information and communication technologies (ICT) interventions
towards development in a developing country. This is achieved through an interpretive study of one type of ICT
intervention in two village areas in the developing country of Bangladesh. While there is considerable interest regarding
donor agencies or funding bodies and the ways ICT can be deployed in developing countries, identifying the actual
impact at the micro (community) level is less observed in the literature. This research is an attempt to address this gap.
We report the perceptions, attitudes and experiences of librarians/trainers, trainees, trainees guardians and general local
people from the two villages. Our field studies uncover enthusiasm from the rural people towards ICT interventions
despite some socio-cultural barriers, including their influence on the culture of the village. |
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