Information and Communications in the Chinese Countryside : A Study of Three Provinces

Information and Communications in the Chinese Countryside : A Study of Three Provinces

The report first summarizes the key findings from the following three studies in three provinces (Guizhou, Jilin, Shandong): (a) a demand survey to assess rural ICT access and attitudes; (b) a library study including scoping the status of ICT use in rural libraries; and (c) a limited impact evaluati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Minges, Michael, Kimura, Kaoru, Beschorner, Natasha, Davies, Robert, Zhang, Guanqin
Format: Publication
Language:en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:
ADSL
ICT access
rural connectivity
affordability
digital literacy
distance learning
e-commerce
innovation
market pricing information
mobile phone
mobile broadband
public service delivery
radio
senior citizens
smartphones
text messaging
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18032
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Summary:The report first summarizes the key findings from the following three studies in three provinces (Guizhou, Jilin, Shandong): (a) a demand survey to assess rural ICT access and attitudes; (b) a library study including scoping the status of ICT use in rural libraries; and (c) a limited impact evaluation to examine how ICT interventions have affected rural uers. Then the report addresses the challenges and policy recommendations of ICT use in the Chinese Countryside.

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