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

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.

• | Author: Sarah Parkinson
• | Publisher: ITDG Publishing
• | Publication Date: Dec 15, 2005
• | Number of Pages: 168 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1853396192
• | ISBN-13: 9781853396199