Connecting the First Mile: Investigating Best Practices for ICTs and Information Sharing for Development
This paper summarizes the findings from a research project conducted by ITDG and Cranfield School of Management (Bedford, UK) into using ICTs (like the Internet or mobile telephony) to share information with people at grassroots level - "connecting the first mile".
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Connecting the First Mile: Investigating Best Practices for ICTs and Information Sharing for Development
This paper summarizes the findings from a research project conducted by ITDG and Cranfield School of Management (Bedford, UK) into using ICTs (like the Internet or mobile telephony) to share information with people at grassroots level - "connecting the first mile".
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Connecting the First Mile: Investigating Best Practices for ICTs and Information Sharing for Development

Connecting the First Mile: Investigating Best Practices for ICTs and Information Sharing for Development

Connecting the First Mile: Investigating Best Practices for ICTs and Information Sharing for Development

Connecting the First Mile: Investigating Best Practices for ICTs and Information Sharing for Development

Overview

This paper summarizes the findings from a research project conducted by ITDG and Cranfield School of Management (Bedford, UK) into using ICTs (like the Internet or mobile telephony) to share information with people at grassroots level - "connecting the first mile".

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781853396120
Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
Publication date: 07/28/2005
Series: ITDG Working Papers Series
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 8.25(w) x 11.75(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Lucky Lowe is a professional manager with 20 years experience working in the UK construction and international human settlements sectors. More recently she worked on knowledge sharing issues as ITDG's Knowledge and Information Services Unit Manager.

Surmaya Talyarkhan is the Knowledge Sharing Adviser at ITDG, specializing in the field of information communication technologies for development and knowledge sharing.

David J. Grimshaw is the International Team Leader of the ‘Responding to New Technologies Programme’ at Practical Action, and Visiting Fellow at Cranfield School of Management in Bedford. His areas of expertise are: in information systems strategy, usability, knowledge management, ICTs for development, and geographical information systems.

Table of Contents

Acronyms

Acknowledgments

Executive Summary

1 Connecting the first mile - the challenge of putting the last first

2 Information and knowledge for development

3 The role of ICTs in information sharing for development

4 ICTs and the first mile

5 Best practice in connecting the first mile

6 Case Study: Rural-Urban Information Systems in Cajamarca, Peru

7 Lessons for practitioners

8 Conclusions

Appendix 1: List of interviewees

Appendix 2: Summary of cases reviewed

Appendix 3: Suggestions for further reading

References

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