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Telecentres in Rural India: Emergence and a Typology
Author(s) -
Mukerji Maitrayee
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the electronic journal of information systems in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1681-4835
DOI - 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2008.tb00242.x
Subject(s) - typology , interactive kiosk , the internet , public relations , point (geometry) , knowledge management , economic growth , political science , business , sociology , computer science , economics , world wide web , geometry , mathematics , anthropology
The term telecentre is a generic one for all kinds of arrangements – Rural Knowledge Centre, Information Kiosks, Village Knowledge Centres, etc – that seek to provide shared and mediated access to information and services by using new technologies especially computers and Internet. The paper traces the emergence of telecentres as developmental intervention in rural India and puts forth a typology of telecentres in rural India. The typology categorises the existing telecentre initiatives into groups thus making an attempt to delineate their main characteristics, strengths and shortcomings. The typology would serve as a starting point for further in‐depth studies to answer questions with regards to models and related issues like ownership, sustainability, and socio‐economic impact.