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Connecting the first mile (pdf 404kb)

This study aims to develop a framework for best practice in ICT projects for knowledge sharing in development. It begins with a discussion of the role of ICTs in development and a review of literature about connecting the 'first mile'. It suggests that authors are polarised around key debates:

- top down versus participatory solutions to development problems
- global versus local solutions
- technological versus social solutions
- optimism versus pessimism about the role of ICTs in development.

 

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