Minges, MichaelKimura, KaoruBeschorner, NatashaDavies, RobertZhang, Guanqin2014-04-242014-04-242014-04-23978-1-4648-0204-110.1596/978-1-4648-0204-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18032The 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-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADSLICT accessrural connectivityaffordabilitydigital literacydistance learninge-commerceinnovationmarket pricing informationmobile phonemobile broadbandpublic service deliveryradiosenior citizenssmartphonestext messaging10.1596/978-1-4648-0204-1