Review of Telecenter Sustainability Criteria for the Establishment of Sustainable Rural Business Resource Centers for SMEs in Developing Countries
| Title |
Review of Telecenter Sustainability Criteria for the Establishment of Sustainable Rural Business Resource Centers for SMEs in Developing Countries |
| Abstract |
Telecenters are seen as a tool to bring the benefits and potential of ICTs to locations that have so far been suffering from their remoteness and lacking connectivity to the world's information society. A common problem that has been experienced in the course of many telecenter projects is a lack of sustainability that prevents telecenters from successfully staying operational in the long run and becoming independent from external support and subsidies. This paper addresses the sustainability issue of telecenters. It draws from experience and research related to sustainability of telecenters that has been collected throughout the set-up of telecenter projects of different shapes and at different locations. The findings are integrated with further thoughts regarding telecenter conceptualization, and are systematically added together along a main plot of strategic goals of sustainability - resulting in rules and recommendations, DOs and DON’Ts, for sustainable telecenter establishment. |
| Date |
2004 |
| Language(s) |
English |
| Pages |
103 pages |
| PDF |
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