Public ICT Center for Rural Development
Inclusiveness, Sustainability, and Impact| By: | Asian Development Bank |
| Publisher: | Asian Development Bank |
| Print ISBN: | 9789292578954 |
| eText ISBN: | 9789292578961 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2017 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Cybercafés play a key role in providing internet access to developing countries. This paper examines the challenges of internet connectivity in rural and remote areas and how cybercafés now serve as a model behind government efforts to set up telecenters to extend internet connectivity to rural communities. Find out why telecenters remain popular as highlighted in two case studies: a government run initiative in the Philippines and a public-private partnership in Sri Lanka.