Research for Telecenter Development : Obstacles and Opportunities
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Conducting field research in the developing world is, under any circumstances, a complex affair, and the study of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in this context adds yet another series of special challenges. Nevertheless, telecenter research offers tremendous opportunity to understand the role of communication and information in development. More importantly, a participatory research approach provides the tools to meet community needs, foster participation, and monitor the financial viability of the telecenter. The special challenges of ICT research must, therefore, be met and openly discussed. Accordingly, this is a paper about the particular challenges of research in telecenter development, and what is hopefully the beginning of a practical literature on responses to these issues.
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