Integrating social development and financial sustainability: The challenges of rural computer Kiosks in Kerala

2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Development, ICTD2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 121-130

  Kuriyan, Renee ^a   Toyama, Kentaro ^b   Ray, Isha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICROSOFT RESEARCH INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

ICTs; Kerala; Rural computer Kiosks; Social development

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; RURAL AREAS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; FINANCIAL VIABILITY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ITC); INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MICRO LEVELS; POLITICAL PROCESSES; PRIORITIZATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL PEOPLE; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 47649092643     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2006.301849     Document Type: Conference Paper

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