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Telecentres for sustainable rural development: Review and case study of a South African rural telecentre

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  • Marthinus C Breitenbach

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This paper evaluates a South African rural telecentre that may serve as a ‘best practice’ model. The paper first provides a brief literature review of telecentres and the role of information and communication technology in economic development. A qualitative evaluation of a case study is presented within the context of sustainability considerations and development outcomes; that is, showing how the telecentre has improved the lives of the rural community at Thabina. Some of the observed economic development impacts are listed in the paper and an attempt is made to capture the essence of the vital links between the use of information and communication technology (technology transfer), human development, education and economic development.

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  • Marthinus C Breitenbach, 2013. "Telecentres for sustainable rural development: Review and case study of a South African rural telecentre," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2), pages 262-278, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:30:y:2013:i:2:p:262-278
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2013.797229
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    1. Bikram Biswas & Sajib Kumar Roy, 2020. "Service quality, satisfaction and intention to use Union Digital Center in Bangladesh: The moderating effect of citizen participation," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(12), pages 1-14, December.
    2. Alex Sibanda & Pamela Wadzanai Musakwa & Edward Mupfururi & Pertunia Ngidi, 2023. "Community Development Trajectory in Zimbabwe through Establishment of Information Centres. A Case of Chinhoyi, Mashona Land West Province," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(3), pages 450-461, March.
    3. Watanabe, Tomoaki & Tokushima, Yutaka, 2015. "A FabLab for development in rural Philippines: Reflecting on the recipe for success for a community technology center," 2015 Regional ITS Conference, Los Angeles 2015 146331, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).

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