Information and Communication Technologies for Rural Development : Issues and Options, Volume 1. Main Report and Annexes
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are a potentially revolutionary means of empowering the poor. Realizing this potential will require investments that increase access to ICTs in remote low productivity areas and the development of innovative applications that cater to the needs of th...
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO TELEPHONES AGENTS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE ASP BROADBAND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CITIES CITIZEN ACCESS COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNITIES COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPUTER SKILLS CONTENT DEVELOPMENT CROPS DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISEASES DISTANCE EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING E-COMMERCE E-GOVERNANCE E-GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ENGINEERING ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXTENSION FARMERS FERTILIZERS FIBER OPTICS FISH GENDER GICT ICT INCOMES INFORMATICS INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION WORK INNOVATIONS INSTRUCTION INTEGRATION INTERCONNECTIVITY INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET APPLICATIONS INTERNET CONTENT INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS INTERNET SERVICES INTERNET USE ISP KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES KNOWLEDGE REVOLUTION LEARNING LITERACY LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LOCAL KNOWLEDGE MCT MEDIA MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY TELECENTERS NETWORKING NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NGOS PACIFIC REGION POST OFFICES PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL TELECENTERS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS RURAL TELEPHONES TEACHERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT TELECENTERS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEDENSITY TELEMEDICINE TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONY TELEVISION TRAINING ACTIVITIES UNIVERSAL SERVICE WIRELESS |
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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are a potentially revolutionary means of empowering the poor. Realizing this potential will require investments that increase access to ICTs in remote low productivity areas and the development of innovative applications that cater to the needs of the poor and small firms. The costs of these kinds of investment have been decreasing rapidly, but still yield low short term private returns. The private sector cannot alone be expected to underwrite the costs of these developments. If Government does not support these public investments, economic disparities will rise, undermining social stability and future growth. Effective public sector action is required, to establish a regulatory and legal framework that enables the rise of a vibrant innovative competitive private telecommunications and ICT services sector, and to institute selective efficient and transparent public subsidies with high social payoff but low financial returns. This is needed most urgently precisely in developing country contexts where public institutions are often ineffective, corrupt and unaccountable. The challenge takes added significance in Indonesia, a country still recovering from severe economic and political crisis, hardest hit by the biggest natural disaster in recorded human history, undergoing major changes to a decentralized system of governance, and that has very weak public institutions. The overall objective of the report is to identify the policies, technologies, institutions and investments needed to improve the access of rural communities to information services in Indonesia. Specifically, the report would illustrate the opportunities that ICT offers policy makers and practitioners in agricultural and rural development and the policies and institutions that would be necessary to achieve social and economic progress on a sustainable basis for the benefit of rural populations with a focus on farming communities and women. For the purposes of the report, ICTs are defined as electronic communication technologies with a focus on the internet and telephony. Radio, multi-media, other communication tools are addressed only to a limited extent. |
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Information and Communication Technologies for Rural Development : Issues and Options, Volume 1. Main Report and Annexes |
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Information and Communication Technologies for Rural Development : Issues and Options, Volume 1. Main Report and Annexes |
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Information and Communication Technologies for Rural Development : Issues and Options, Volume 1. Main Report and Annexes |
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Information and Communication Technologies for Rural Development : Issues and Options, Volume 1. Main Report and Annexes |
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Information and Communication Technologies for Rural Development : Issues and Options, Volume 1. Main Report and Annexes |
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okr-10986-83162021-04-23T14:02:39Z Information and Communication Technologies for Rural Development : Issues and Options, Volume 1. Main Report and Annexes World Bank ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO TELEPHONES AGENTS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE ASP BROADBAND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CITIES CITIZEN ACCESS COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNITIES COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPUTER SKILLS CONTENT DEVELOPMENT CROPS DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISEASES DISTANCE EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING E-COMMERCE E-GOVERNANCE E-GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ENGINEERING ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXTENSION FARMERS FERTILIZERS FIBER OPTICS FISH GENDER GICT ICT INCOMES INFORMATICS INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION WORK INNOVATIONS INSTRUCTION INTEGRATION INTERCONNECTIVITY INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET APPLICATIONS INTERNET CONTENT INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS INTERNET SERVICES INTERNET USE ISP KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES KNOWLEDGE REVOLUTION LEARNING LITERACY LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LOCAL KNOWLEDGE MCT MEDIA MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY TELECENTERS NETWORKING NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NGOS PACIFIC REGION POST OFFICES PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL TELECENTERS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS RURAL TELEPHONES TEACHERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT TELECENTERS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEDENSITY TELEMEDICINE TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONY TELEVISION TRAINING ACTIVITIES UNIVERSAL SERVICE WIRELESS Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are a potentially revolutionary means of empowering the poor. Realizing this potential will require investments that increase access to ICTs in remote low productivity areas and the development of innovative applications that cater to the needs of the poor and small firms. The costs of these kinds of investment have been decreasing rapidly, but still yield low short term private returns. The private sector cannot alone be expected to underwrite the costs of these developments. If Government does not support these public investments, economic disparities will rise, undermining social stability and future growth. Effective public sector action is required, to establish a regulatory and legal framework that enables the rise of a vibrant innovative competitive private telecommunications and ICT services sector, and to institute selective efficient and transparent public subsidies with high social payoff but low financial returns. This is needed most urgently precisely in developing country contexts where public institutions are often ineffective, corrupt and unaccountable. The challenge takes added significance in Indonesia, a country still recovering from severe economic and political crisis, hardest hit by the biggest natural disaster in recorded human history, undergoing major changes to a decentralized system of governance, and that has very weak public institutions. The overall objective of the report is to identify the policies, technologies, institutions and investments needed to improve the access of rural communities to information services in Indonesia. Specifically, the report would illustrate the opportunities that ICT offers policy makers and practitioners in agricultural and rural development and the policies and institutions that would be necessary to achieve social and economic progress on a sustainable basis for the benefit of rural populations with a focus on farming communities and women. For the purposes of the report, ICTs are defined as electronic communication technologies with a focus on the internet and telephony. Radio, multi-media, other communication tools are addressed only to a limited extent. 2012-06-18T19:01:16Z 2012-06-18T19:01:16Z 2005-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/6439810/indonesia-information-communication-technologies-rural-development-issues-options-vol-1-2-main-report-annexes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8316 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Indonesia |