Accessing ICT Enabled Content in Low-Income Countries: Think Big, Start Small, and Scale Up

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Author(s): Solomon Negash (Kennesaw State University, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 12
Source title: Advancing Education with Information Communication Technologies: Facilitating New Trends
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lawrence A. Tomei (Robert Morris University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-468-0.ch027

Keywords: Distance Education / Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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While the digital revolution has transformed the way many of us work and live, more than half the world’s population lives in rural areas that have been shut-out of the digital transformation. Low-income countries have yet to realize the benefits from the digital revolution; therefore, a need exists for innovative and alternative models to overcome the lack of access to knowledge and learning. This paper examines the challenges faced by low-income countries in accessing ICT enabled content and proposes a Big-Small model where low-income countries can harness the ICT revolution. This paper concludes with a discussion on sustainability and future research directions.

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