Expanding internet access to the rural poor in Africa

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-31

  Kenny, Charles J ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 84900292268     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681102.2000.9525318     Document Type: Article

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17. The views expressed in this paper are those of the author, and do not reflect those of the World Bank or its executive directors. This paper is based partly on results presented in The Economic Toolkit for African Policy Makers, an Africa Internet Forum/UN Economic Commission for Africa project sponsored by the World Bank's infoDev program (ID 950920–10).