Information and Communications in the Chinese Countryside : A Study of Three Provinces
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Washington, DC: World Bank
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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.
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ADSL, ICT access, rural connectivity, affordability, digital literacy, distance learning, e-commerce, innovation, market pricing information, mobile phone, mobile broadband, public service delivery, radio, senior citizens, smartphones, text messaging