Throughout the past few years, there has been a steady progression in rural China’s internet infrastructures.
Abstract The concept of community access to information and communication technologies (ICT) has gained widespread attention as a strategically vital response to the perpetual lack of affordable access to ICT and ICT services in the developing world, particularly in rural and peri-urban1 poor areas....
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Last year a federal court defined it as a basic utility like running water or electricity, but in rural areas across America, high-speed internet often ends at the county line. Just 3 percent of people in urban areas lack access to broadband, but in rural areas, 35 percent of people have...
rural areas cope with internet challenges Residents also face poor customer service. Shelley Long, a Battle Ground resident, spent over three hours on hold with CenturyLink during a recent outage. “It’s obvious to me they were having some kind of outage, but they wouldn’t admit to it. ...
Poverty reduction through access to information and communication technologies in rural areas. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 16 (7), 1–38.Ulrich, P. (2004) "Poverty Reduction through Access to Information and Communication Technologies in Rural Areas: An ...
InternetRural DevelopmentThis study examines the digital divide in rural Jiangsu, one of the most developed areas in China. First, it reveals that only a small portion of rural enterprises have access to the Internet, and the penetration rate of the Internet in rural enterprises of China is ...
At present, the Internet is little used in Africa. However, it has the potential to play a significant role in reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development, especially in rural areas. This paper examines two important elements of increasing rural Internet access: reducing costs of Internet...
The growing digital divide between urban and rural areas is one of the major challenges faced by citizens and businesses in Europe. EU, national, regional and local governments must therefore intensify cooperation to ensure a decent access to internet and digital services in key areas such as ...
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- With the rapid development of Internet technology in China, rural classrooms are embracing high-quality education resources, the People's Daily reported on Tuesday, citing two online teaching platforms as examples. ...