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Information and Communications in the Chinese Countryside : A Study of Three Provinces

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  • Michael Minges
  • Kaoru Kimura
  • Natasha Beschorner
  • Robert Davies
  • Guanqin Zhang

Abstract

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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  • Michael Minges & Kaoru Kimura & Natasha Beschorner & Robert Davies & Guanqin Zhang, 2014. "Information and Communications in the Chinese Countryside : A Study of Three Provinces," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 18032, December.
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    1. Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang & Asheeta Bhavnani & Nagy K. Hanna & Kaoru Kimura & Randeep Sudan, 2009. "Rural Informatization in China," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 5934, December.
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