Uganda - Information Technology and Rural Development : The Nakaseke Multi-Purpose Telecenter
While often modern technology tends to bypass local communities in remote regions, recent technological advancements in communications have erased geographical distances, and infra-structural bottlenecks: located in some fifty kilometers north of K...
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okr-10986-108112021-06-14T11:00:43Z Uganda - Information Technology and Rural Development : The Nakaseke Multi-Purpose Telecenter Prakash, Siddhartha AGENTS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURE CITIES COLLABORATION COMPUTER TRAINING CROPS DATA GATHERING EXTENSION FARMERS FIELD RESEARCH GENDER ICT INCOMES INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY JOURNALS LEARNING NGOS PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS POSTERS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH RESULTS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TELE-MEDICINE TELECENTERS TELEMEDICINE TELEPHONE CONNECTIVITY TELEPHONE LINES USER GROUPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY REMOTE COMMUNITIES RURAL AREAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY DONOR FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION LEARNING CENTERS LOCAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEDICAL BENEFITS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OWNERSHIP INFORMATION DISSEMINATION NETWORKING ACCESS INITIATIVES While often modern technology tends to bypass local communities in remote regions, recent technological advancements in communications have erased geographical distances, and infra-structural bottlenecks: located in some fifty kilometers north of Kampala, Uganda, in a remote village, the Nakaseke Multi-purpose Community Tele-center, has introduced new information, and communication technologies to this rural area, and catalyzed a number of development activities in the region. The Tele-center is part of a chain of five donor supported Tele-center projects in Africa, whose overall objective is to stimulate rural development, by facilitating access to information, learning resources, and communication technologies by the Nakaseke, and Kasangombe communities, and to support improved medical services through telemedicine. The early involvement of the communities, helped mainstream Tele-center issues into community activities, by localizing its applications to an understandable level for the communities. Nakaseke is a successful example of transferring the maintenance costs from donors, to the local communities, thereby moving towards sustainable local ownership. Among its challenges, the development of a framework for information dissemination, sharing, and networking is in the process, by forging practical linkages within information communication technology initiatives in, and outside the country. 2012-08-13T13:10:57Z 2012-08-13T13:10:57Z 2000-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/12/1561391/uganda-information-technology-rural-development-nakaseke-multi-purpose-telecenter http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10811 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 27 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Uganda |
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AGENTS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURE CITIES COLLABORATION COMPUTER TRAINING CROPS DATA GATHERING EXTENSION FARMERS FIELD RESEARCH GENDER ICT INCOMES INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY JOURNALS LEARNING NGOS PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS POSTERS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH RESULTS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TELE-MEDICINE TELECENTERS TELEMEDICINE TELEPHONE CONNECTIVITY TELEPHONE LINES USER GROUPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY REMOTE COMMUNITIES RURAL AREAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY DONOR FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION LEARNING CENTERS LOCAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEDICAL BENEFITS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OWNERSHIP INFORMATION DISSEMINATION NETWORKING ACCESS INITIATIVES |
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AGENTS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURE CITIES COLLABORATION COMPUTER TRAINING CROPS DATA GATHERING EXTENSION FARMERS FIELD RESEARCH GENDER ICT INCOMES INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY JOURNALS LEARNING NGOS PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS POSTERS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH RESULTS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TELE-MEDICINE TELECENTERS TELEMEDICINE TELEPHONE CONNECTIVITY TELEPHONE LINES USER GROUPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY REMOTE COMMUNITIES RURAL AREAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY DONOR FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION LEARNING CENTERS LOCAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEDICAL BENEFITS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OWNERSHIP INFORMATION DISSEMINATION NETWORKING ACCESS INITIATIVES Prakash, Siddhartha Uganda - Information Technology and Rural Development : The Nakaseke Multi-Purpose Telecenter |
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While often modern technology tends to
bypass local communities in remote regions, recent
technological advancements in communications have erased
geographical distances, and infra-structural bottlenecks:
located in some fifty kilometers north of Kampala, Uganda,
in a remote village, the Nakaseke Multi-purpose Community
Tele-center, has introduced new information, and
communication technologies to this rural area, and catalyzed
a number of development activities in the region. The
Tele-center is part of a chain of five donor supported
Tele-center projects in Africa, whose overall objective is
to stimulate rural development, by facilitating access to
information, learning resources, and communication
technologies by the Nakaseke, and Kasangombe communities,
and to support improved medical services through
telemedicine. The early involvement of the communities,
helped mainstream Tele-center issues into community
activities, by localizing its applications to an
understandable level for the communities. Nakaseke is a
successful example of transferring the maintenance costs
from donors, to the local communities, thereby moving
towards sustainable local ownership. Among its challenges,
the development of a framework for information
dissemination, sharing, and networking is in the process, by
forging practical linkages within information communication
technology initiatives in, and outside the country. |
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Prakash, Siddhartha |
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Prakash, Siddhartha |
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Prakash, Siddhartha |
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Uganda - Information Technology and Rural Development : The Nakaseke Multi-Purpose Telecenter |
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Uganda - Information Technology and Rural Development : The Nakaseke Multi-Purpose Telecenter |
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Uganda - Information Technology and Rural Development : The Nakaseke Multi-Purpose Telecenter |
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Uganda - Information Technology and Rural Development : The Nakaseke Multi-Purpose Telecenter |
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Uganda - Information Technology and Rural Development : The Nakaseke Multi-Purpose Telecenter |
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uganda - information technology and rural development : the nakaseke multi-purpose telecenter |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/12/1561391/uganda-information-technology-rural-development-nakaseke-multi-purpose-telecenter http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10811 |
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