Improving rural livelihoods in Bhutan through addressing identified information needs : a study of two community information centres; final report

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2008

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Department of Information technology, Ministry of Information and Communication, Thimphu, BT

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The report highlights two Community Information Centres: at Kuenga Rabten, Trongsa; and Tangmachu, Lhuentse in Bhutan. The centres were provided with dial-up and broadband (VSAT) Internet connection. VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) telephony service was installed in Tangmachu covering 78 households using Wi-Fi technology. The paper provides details of the project, outcomes and outputs

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET, TELECENTRES, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, BROADBAND, CONNECTIVITY, BHUTAN, SOUTH ASIA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/46318

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009
Livelihoods / Moyens de subsistance
Research Results (Pan Asia) / Résultats de recherches (Pan Asie)