Telecentres, Access, and Development:: Experience and Lessons from Uganda and South Africa

By Sarah Parkinson

Prelims (Contents, Acknowledgements, List of tables, List of figures, List of photos and boxes, Acronyms and other abbreviations, Executive Summary) 1. Introduction - Telecentres, Access and Development 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 Back Matter (Notes, Bibliography)

The book is based on a review of national policy and implementation strategies, case studies of community ICT-access centres, and an analysis of the links between national strategies and on-the-ground experiences from 1996 through 2003. Over 50 ICT-access centres, from both rural and urban settings, were reviewed. The executive summary presents a series of lessons and practical recommendations for policymakers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853396192
• ISBN13: 9781853396199
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: ITDG Publishing
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"