Information acceptance and ICT resistance: promoting the role of information in rural community development

Rural community development is a major issue for developing countries. Much attention has been given Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects to connect rural communities with the global network. However, ICT resistance is a deterring factor in addressing the digital divide in develop...

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Main Authors:	Mansor, Yushiana, Kamba, M.A
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Nebraska--Lincoln Libraries 2010
Subjects:	T Technology (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/11710/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/11710/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/11710/1/Information_Acceptance.pdf

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spelling	iium-117102012-02-22T07:59:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11710/ Information acceptance and ICT resistance: promoting the role of information in rural community development Mansor, Yushiana Kamba, M.A T Technology (General) Rural community development is a major issue for developing countries. Much attention has been given Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects to connect rural communities with the global network. However, ICT resistance is a deterring factor in addressing the digital divide in developing countries. It is postulated that reversing the resistance to to ICT can be strategizedthrough "information acceptance." ICT can be accepted by rural communities by creating demand for information. The paper calls for the refocusing on the role of information in rural community development and ICT as a tool for change agent. Initiatives for rural community development must emphasize the importance of information in rural communities. University of Nebraska--Lincoln Libraries 2010-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11710/1/Information_Acceptance.pdf Mansor, Yushiana and Kamba, M.A (2010) Information acceptance and ICT resistance: promoting the role of information in rural community development. Library Philosophy and Practice, 2010 (JUL). pp. 1-6. ISSN 1522-0222 http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/409/
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description	Rural community development is a major issue for developing countries. Much attention has been given Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects to connect rural communities with the global network. However, ICT resistance is a deterring factor in addressing the digital divide in developing countries. It is postulated that reversing the resistance to to ICT can be strategizedthrough "information acceptance." ICT can be accepted by rural communities by creating demand for information. The paper calls for the refocusing on the role of information in rural community development and ICT as a tool for change agent. Initiatives for rural community development must emphasize the importance of information in rural communities.
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author	Mansor, Yushiana Kamba, M.A
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title	Information acceptance and ICT resistance: promoting the role of information in rural community development
title_short	Information acceptance and ICT resistance: promoting the role of information in rural community development
title_full	Information acceptance and ICT resistance: promoting the role of information in rural community development
title_fullStr	Information acceptance and ICT resistance: promoting the role of information in rural community development
title_full_unstemmed	Information acceptance and ICT resistance: promoting the role of information in rural community development
title_sort	information acceptance and ict resistance: promoting the role of information in rural community development
publisher	University of Nebraska--Lincoln Libraries
publishDate	2010
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Information acceptance and ICT resistance: promoting the role of information in rural community development

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