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

dc.contributor.author Minges, Michael
dc.contributor.author Kimura, Kaoru
dc.contributor.author Beschorner, Natasha
dc.contributor.author Davies, Robert
dc.contributor.author Zhang, Guanqin
dc.date.accessioned 2014-04-24T15:52:24Z
dc.date.available 2014-04-24T15:52:24Z
dc.date.issued 2014-04-23
dc.description.abstract 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. en
dc.identifier.isbn 978-1-4648-0204-1
dc.identifier.other 10.1596/978-1-4648-0204-1
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18032
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries World Bank Studies;
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject ADSL
dc.subject ICT access
dc.subject rural connectivity
dc.subject affordability
dc.subject digital literacy
dc.subject distance learning
dc.subject e-commerce
dc.subject innovation
dc.subject market pricing information
dc.subject mobile phone
dc.subject mobile broadband
dc.subject public service delivery
dc.subject radio
dc.subject senior citizens
dc.subject smartphones
dc.subject text messaging
dc.title Information and Communications in the Chinese Countryside : A Study of Three Provinces en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2014-04-23
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.globalpractice Poverty
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/978-1-4648-0204-1
okr.identifier.report 87600
okr.language.supported en
okr.region.administrative East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country China
okr.topic Agriculture :: Agricultural Knowledge & Information Systems
okr.topic Information and Communication Technologies :: Broadcast and Media
okr.topic Information and Communication Technologies :: ICT Economics
okr.topic Information and Communication Technologies :: ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topic Information and Communication Technologies :: Poverty Reduction & ICT
okr.topic Information and Communication Technologies :: Rural Information & Communications Technologies
okr.topic Rural Development :: Rural Development Knowledge & Information Systems
okr.topic Information and Communication Technologies
okr.unit TWICT
relation.isAuthorOfPublication 0690a274-056d-516a-84b3-d4343b83a630
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