Walking the Last Mile: Multipurpose Community Telecentres and Service Delivery in Rural Africa.

Autor: Darkwa, Osei K.
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Zdroj: Social Development Issues (Follmer Group); 2000, Vol. 22 Issue 2/3, p71-76, 6p
Abstrakt: This paper documents the need for and use of Multipurpose Community Telecentres (MCTs) to address the multiple challenges of rural Africans. It presents an overview about telecentres and the two broad categories in existence. It then discusses issues in using telecentres in Africa and addresses what is currently known about MCTs and their increasing application in a number of African countries. Major information communications initiatives are discussed. Finally, it outlines strategies to maximize the effective use of MCTs in Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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