Multipurpose community telecenters in rural Bangladesh: A study of selected Union Information and Service Centers
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Public Policy & Administration Department
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Document Type
Research Article
Publication Title
Information Development
Publication Date
1-1-2016
doi
10.1177/0266666913518445
Abstract
© 2014, The Author(s) 2014. This paper reviews and analyzes the development of Multipurpose Community Telecenters (MCTs) in rural Bangladesh. The core of the paper builds on bringing together relevant literature review and field study. The findings of the paper suggest that the development of telecenters in Bangladesh is still in its formative stage. MCTs have fared well in improving rural people’s livelihood at large, and the emerging middle class have been the major beneficiaries. Evidence suggests that the telecenters did not work much for the hardcore poor. The paper argues that MCTs as knowledge hubs have facilitated not only narrowing the digital divide but also contributing to the socio-economic development of rural Bangladesh.
First Page
5
Last Page
19
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APA Citation
Rahman, T.
&
Bhuiyan, S.
(2016). Multipurpose community telecenters in rural Bangladesh: A study of selected Union Information and Service Centers. Information Development, 32(1), 5–19.
10.1177/0266666913518445
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/1608
MLA Citation
Rahman, Taiabur, et al.
"Multipurpose community telecenters in rural Bangladesh: A study of selected Union Information and Service Centers." Information Development, vol. 32,no. 1, 2016, pp. 5–19.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/1608