Employing participatory action research to augment software development for rural communities
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Telecentres are established to furnish the rural communities with information and communication services, but many fail as the projects are not need-driven. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia Pacific (UNESCAP) in a study of 11,160 telecentres in 16 countries in Asia Pacific region showed that 54% of the telecentres provided access to ICTs (UNESCAP, 2008) (refer Figure 1). In addition, telecentres were used for many areas such as ICT training, providing access to online learning, and e-Health services. It stands to reason many software applications are being created for specific community use as well as to allow the community to access information as mentioned above.
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