03067nam 2200721Ia 450 991078401770332120230912141547.01-280-71792-097866107179271-55250-189-2(CKB)1000000000337034(EBL)259233(OCoLC)62708910(SSID)ssj0000256714(PQKBManifestationID)11204639(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000256714(PQKBWorkID)10227368(PQKB)11748278(OCoLC)647485393(CaPaEBR)405823(CaBNvSL)gtp00522038 (Au-PeEL)EBL259233(CaPaEBR)ebr10120555(CaONFJC)MIL71792(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/wxh8x2(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/405823(MiAaPQ)EBC259233(MiAaPQ)EBC3243395(EXLCZ)99100000000033703420060127d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTelecentres, access and development[electronic resource] experience and lessons from Uganda and South Africa /Sarah ParkinsonBourton-on-Dunsmore ITDGc20051 online resource (173 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85339-619-2 Includes bibliographical references (p.[141]-143) and index.Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of tables; List of figures; List of photos and boxes; Acronyms and other abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 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; Notes; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; Presents an analysis of the experience of South Africa and Uganda in their quest for universal access, with particular emphasis on the role of shared access centres and the factors that affect their performance. This book also examines the relationship between shared access centres, the goal of universal access, and strategies for development.Telecommunication policyAfricaTelecommunicationUgandaTelecommunicationSouth AfricaDigital divideUgandaDigital divideSouth AfricaTelecommunication policyTelecommunicationTelecommunicationDigital divideDigital divide384.096Parkinson Sarah1974-1543589International Development Research Centre (Canada)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784017703321Telecentres, access and development3797142UNINA