Information and Communications in the Chinese Countryside: A Study of Three Provinces

By Kaoru Kimura and Michael Minges

The report first summarizes the key findings from the following three studies in three provinces (Guizhou, Jilin, Shandong): (a) a demand survey to assess rural ICT access and attitudes; (b) a library study including scoping the status of ICT use in rural libraries; and (c) a limited impact evaluation to examine how ICT interventions have affected rural uers. Then the report addresses the challenges and policy recommendations of ICT use in the Chinese Countryside.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464802041
• ISBN13: 9781464802041
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"