LEADER 03067nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910784017703321 005 20230912141547.0 010 $a1-280-71792-0 010 $a9786610717927 010 $a1-55250-189-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000337034 035 $a(EBL)259233 035 $a(OCoLC)62708910 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000256714 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11204639 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000256714 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10227368 035 $a(PQKB)11748278 035 $a(OCoLC)647485393 035 $a(CaPaEBR)405823 035 $a(CaBNvSL)gtp00522038 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL259233 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10120555 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL71792 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/wxh8x2 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/405823 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC259233 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3243395 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000337034 100 $a20060127d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTelecentres, access and development$b[electronic resource] $eexperience and lessons from Uganda and South Africa /$fSarah Parkinson 210 $aBourton-on-Dunsmore $cITDG$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (173 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85339-619-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p.[141]-143) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; 330 $aPresents 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. 606 $aTelecommunication policy$zAfrica 606 $aTelecommunication$zUganda 606 $aTelecommunication$zSouth Africa 606 $aDigital divide$zUganda 606 $aDigital divide$zSouth Africa 615 0$aTelecommunication policy 615 0$aTelecommunication 615 0$aTelecommunication 615 0$aDigital divide 615 0$aDigital divide 676 $a384.096 700 $aParkinson$b Sarah$f1974-$01543589 712 02$aInternational Development Research Centre (Canada) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784017703321 996 $aTelecentres, access and development$93797142 997 $aUNINA