Global impact study of public access to information and communication technologies : final technical report
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2013-08
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Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, Seattle, WA, US
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Results show that a central impact of public access is the promotion of digital inclusion through technology access, information access, and development of ICT skills. Both users and non-users report positive impacts in various social and economic areas of their lives. This report presents the objectives, accomplishments, shortcomings, lessons, and reflections of this five-year study. The Global Impact Study generated evidence about the scale, character, and impacts of public access ICTs in eight countries: Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, Lithuania, the Philippines, and South Africa.
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Final Technical Report
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CYBERCAFES, LIBRARIES, TELECENTRES, ICT4D, DIGITAL INCLUSION, OPEN RESEARCH, PUBLIC ACCESS, TELECENTRES