Reaching the Unreached: Community Based Village Knowledge Centres and Village Resources Centres

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dc.contributor.authorNanda, Suchit
dc.contributor.authorArunachalam, Subbiah
dc.contributor.editorNanda, Suchit
dc.contributor.editorArunachalam, Subbiah
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-15T14:22:43Z
dc.date.available2012-06-15T14:22:43Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe book explores the history, initiatives and achievements of the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF). These include the bio-village initiative, designed to encourage the development of market driven on-farm and non-farm enterprises, and unskilled to skilled work through the sustainable use of natural resources; as well as the Village Through the VKCs (Village Knowledge Centres). The aim is to bridge the digital divide and thus address social exclusion and poverty associated with it. Through Village Resource Centres and VKC information and technology communication for development (ICT4D) strategies many communities in India have been positively impacted.en
dc.format.extent1 digital file (59 p. : ill.)en
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dc.identifier.citationNanda, S., & Arunachalam, S. (2010). Reaching the Unreached: Community Based Village Knowledge Centres and Village Resources Centres. Chennai, IN: Jamsetji Tata National Virtual Academy (NVA) M S Swaminathan Research Foundation.en
dc.identifier.isbn978-81-88355-15-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/49478
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectICT4Den
dc.subjectTELECENTRESen
dc.subjectRESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDINGen
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE SHARINGen
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMYen
dc.subjectACCESS TO INTERNETen
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATIONen
dc.subjectLIVELIHOODSen
dc.subjectTELEHEALTHen
dc.subjectDIGITAL DIVIDEen
dc.subjectCOMPUTER LITERACYen
dc.subjectINDIAen
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAen
dc.titleReaching the Unreached: Community Based Village Knowledge Centres and Village Resources Centresen
dc.typeBooken
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number105308
idrc.project.titleMS Swaminathan Research Foundation : Organizational and Research Capacity Building (India)en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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