Theories of change and evaluation of Malaysian rural internet centers

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2010

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This early stage of the research generates three different theories of change for three categories of Rural Internet Centers (RICs) in Malaysia. The cyber café model, the community service center model and the entrepreneurial center models emerged through local community needs. The paper describes findings from the early phase of research that was conducted to evaluate the impact of utilization of connectedness and empowerment through rural internet centres (RIC).

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ICT DEVELOPMENT, RURAL INTERNET CENTERS, THEORY OF CHANGE, ICT ACCESS AND USAGE, MALAYSIA, RURAL POPULATION, FAR EAST ASIA, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS

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