‘Rural Informatics’: Use of Information and Communication Technologies for the Rural Poor – From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity in Rural India

Kumar, Rajesh

doi:10.1080/01296612.2012.11689936

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“…This suggests that the current state of the digital economy does not effectively enhance household resilience. Our result contradicts the findings of some scholars such as Kumar (2012), Adera et al (2014), andCai et al (2023), highlighting the hidden issue of the 'digital divide' behind the development of the digital economy (Philip and Williams 2019;Marshall et al 2020;Peng and Dan 2023). Despite the rapid development of China's digital infrastructure and network terminal devices, the coverage and accessibility of the digital economy have greatly improved.…”

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Digital economy and rural household resilience: Evidence from China

Xu,

Wang,

Yin

et al. 2024

Agric. Econ. - Czech

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In 2020, China achieved the goal of eradicating absolute poverty in rural areas, securing a comprehensive victory in the fight against poverty. As a result, the focal point of the 'three rural' (agriculture, countryside, and farmers) works underwent a historic shift. However, one should be cautious as the eradication of absolute poverty did not fundamentally alter the inherent vulnerability of small farming households. Rural areas, especially those recently lifted out of poverty, still face challenges such as low development quality, weak industrial foundations, limited human capital, and inadequate resilience against external risks and challenges, posing real risks of falling back into poverty. Hence, during this critical period of consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation, it is of great practical significance to construct a comprehensive indicator system objectively assessing rural household resilience to uncertainty shocks.

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Digital economy and rural household resilience: Evidence from China

Xu,

Wang,

Yin

et al. 2024

Agric. Econ. - Czech

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“…However, digital divide policies are difficult to implement in rural areas due to the lack of community participation (Kumar 2012) or other unintended externalities, such as deprivation of human resources in rural communities (LaRose et al 2008) or benefiting non-agricultural sectors rather than the target area (Flor 1993).…”

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Information Network Villages: A community-focused digital divide reduction policy in rural Korea

Jung¹,

Park²,

Lee

2014

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This study examines South Korea's Information Network Village (INVIL) project as an exemplary policy of building sustainable communities through a digital divide policy implemented in small rural areas. INVIL project has three objectives: to close the digital gap between urban and rural areas, to create new sources of revenues from existing industries, and to build sustainable local communities. The conception was that rural digital divide can only be resolved by addressing deep rooted rural issues that influence the provision and adoption of ICT. While the INVIL programs may not remedy the gap in the short term, it provides a future vision to the communities. Due to this multi-layered and long term approach, the villages have been successful in narrowing the digital divide, not only in terms of access but also in effectively utilising broadband to enhance the local economy and building sustainable communities. This paper introduces the INVIL project, the plans and outcomes, as well as a qualitative evaluation of the process across a decade. Following a general description of the project, an in-depth case study of three successful INVILs is provided. The uniqueness of the program is that it emphasises investment in human capital rather than on infrastructure and includes a tailored vision of each local community. This motivates local residents to be active participants, which is the key to the success of the policy.

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‘Rural Informatics’: Use of Information and Communication Technologies for the Rural Poor – From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity in Rural India

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Digital economy and rural household resilience: Evidence from China

Digital economy and rural household resilience: Evidence from China

Information Network Villages: A community-focused digital divide reduction policy in rural Korea

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