This paper examines issues faced by Jamaican telecentres in their ongoing operations as
their roles evolve to address new issues that may arise in communities they serve. An …

This chapter traces the evolution of the e-governance for development discourse, describes
key applications and reviews current research on this topic. It then presents a …

Abstract “Involve target groups in project design and monitoring”. This is the first of five
points of lesson-learned from a detailed review commissioned by InfoDev of a cross-section …

Services provide support for both community and economic development. Their delivery
provides for routine and emergency needs. Through their operations, services help to …

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have, in the recent past, attracted
enormous attention as important tools for socio-economic development. However, the role of …

Introduction: Sharing of information across cultural boundaries does not always live up to
expectations. Information behaviour is an underlying factor, which can contribute to poor use …

Telecentres aim to bridge digital divides between rural and urban communities. In many
develo** countries, like Malawi, the assumption is that once telecentres are established …

Over the last decades, researchers and development practitioners have been experimenting
with models, frameworks and devises to meet the needs of diverse users of information …

The public access computing (PAC) ecosystem in South Africa includes public libraries,
telecenters, and cybercafés. These PAC venues offer marginalized and underserved …

Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) play a significant role in enhancing rural
development in develo** countries. However, rural ICT projects are confronted with …