Telecentres as a Medium for Good Governance in Rural India

2015 ◽  
pp. 56-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Core Components ◽  
In The Beginning

It has been established in literature that “good governance” has major implications for poverty reduction, equity, empowerment, and quality of life. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is seen as potentially very influential for the cause of good governance. E-governance is seen as means to achieve tenets of “good governance”. E-governance addresses core components of good governance by seeking to improve efficiency and effectiveness of government, relationships with communities, businesses, citizens, and NGO/civil societies for better provision of services, accountability, transparency, and social development. In the beginning sections of the chapter, ideologies behind good governance are discussed because e-government initiatives are presumably embedded in the “good governance” thinking in development. The chapter also focuses on the relevance of e-governance as a means to achieve “good governance.” In rural areas e-governance services are mostly provided through telecentres; hence, the chapter also discusses the role and issues related to telecentres for e-governance service delivery.

Telecentres as a Medium for Good Governance in Rural India

2016 ◽  
pp. 911-927
Author(s):  
Gaurav Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Core Components ◽  
In The Beginning

It has been established in literature that “good governance” has major implications for poverty reduction, equity, empowerment, and quality of life. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is seen as potentially very influential for the cause of good governance. E-governance is seen as means to achieve tenets of “good governance”. E-governance addresses core components of good governance by seeking to improve efficiency and effectiveness of government, relationships with communities, businesses, citizens, and NGO/civil societies for better provision of services, accountability, transparency, and social development. In the beginning sections of the chapter, ideologies behind good governance are discussed because e-government initiatives are presumably embedded in the “good governance” thinking in development. The chapter also focuses on the relevance of e-governance as a means to achieve “good governance.” In rural areas e-governance services are mostly provided through telecentres; hence, the chapter also discusses the role and issues related to telecentres for e-governance service delivery.

Role of ICTs in Socioeconomic Development and Poverty Reduction

2011 ◽  
pp. 180-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Critical Aspects

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are often promoted as central to reviving and sustaining regional communities. Apart from these, the revolutionary feature of modern ICTs—mainly the Internet and mobile telephony—facilitate low cost and speedy interaction among network participants. In this context, knowledge and information are fundamental for facilitating rural development and bringing about social and economic escalation. Nowadays, ICTs are universally acknowledged as powerful tools for development. At the same time, ICTs are seemingly essential to social development and economic growth. In recent years, the process of ICTs has been influencing the socioeconomic context in many countries. Despite that, in many countries a significant proportion of the population does not have access to clean water, sanitation, basic health services and proper education; ICTs provide novel opportunities for information interchange and technology transfer. This chapter looks into critical aspects of ICTs in raising socioeconomic development in underdeveloped countries and tries to illustrate success cases in developed countries that can be replicated in developing countries to reduce poverty. Emphasis has been given to analyze the role of ICTs in poverty reduction processes upholding regional developments. Enactment of ICTs has been elaborately discussed for the uplift of community and it has been observed that solving common causes for common citizens needs strategic implementation of policies at the central core and pragmatic implementation of actions at the grass roots. Simultaneously, this chapter discusses various critical aspects of the development processes to achieve good governance that is vital for sustainable development. However, as ingredients for uplift through ICTs, institutional approaches in various forms have been found to be extremely effective for socioeconomic development and at the same time for regional developments.

Healthcare infrastructure development in rural India: a critical analysis of its status and future challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Nenavath Sreenu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Poor Access ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Future Challenges

At present, the development of healthcare infrastructure in India is poor and needs fundamental reforms in order to deal with emerging challenges. This study surveys the growth of the healthcare infrastructure. The development of infrastructure and health care facilities, the position of the workforce, and the quality of service delivery are important challenges that are confronting healthcare centres in rural India. This article critically analyses the future challenges of Indian healthcare infrastructure development in rural areas, discussing the burden of disease, widespread financial deficiency, the vaccination policy and poor access to health care as some of the main issues. Life expectancy, literacy and per capita income are further considerations.

scholarly journals Digital Divide and Poverty Eradication in the Rural Region of Northern Peninsular Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 172
Author(s):  
Sharifah Rohayah Dawood
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Grass Root Level ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Strategic Implementation ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

 One of the ways to eliminate poverty is through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) that is often promoted as central to reviving and sustaining regional communities. In the context of Malaysia, however, the level of communication in urban and rural areas has seen a gap in terms of access to ICTs. Though various initiatives are taken to close the digital gaps, more efforts are needed. This paper intends to explore the extent to which ICTs in rural areas of northern Peninsular Malaysia are able to raise the socio-economic development of the communities. Using questionnaires and in-depth interviews, emphasis is given to analyze the role of ICTs in poverty reduction processes upholding regional developments. It has been observed that solving common causes for the communities’ access and socio-economic growth needs strategic implementation of policies at the central core and pragmatic implementation of actions at the grass root level.

Managing and Enhancing ICT Uptake in Rural Communities in Botswana

2011 ◽  
pp. 211-217
Author(s):  
Godson Gatsha ◽  
Regina K Masalela
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Global Village ◽  
Gender Parity ◽  
Telecommunication Infrastructure ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge Systems ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

This chapter focuses on the management of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) deployed in rural communities in Botswana to ensure its effective and efficient utilisation in order to improve the quality of life of the rural people. The key for ICT to reach rural communities and satisfy their needs lies with the availability of the telecommunication infrastructure. ICT rural service centres help connect the rural communities to the global village. One of the critical steps in the management of the uptake of ICT in rural communities is a strategic plan driven by village development committees (VDCs). This is expected to facilitate ownership and accountability of the recipients of ICTs. It empowers the communities and establishes keen interest in the uptake of ICT by male and female, old and young. Community centred development is enhanced when the communities themselves are involved right from the conception of ICT initiatives. Communities are more likely to tap into their indigenous knowledge systems to craft strategies that can minimise the digital phobia, hence, increase the ICT uptake by all age groups. Ultimately this arrangement can ensure gender parity. The increase in ICT uptake by rural communities has the potential to close the digital divide between urban and rural areas in Botswana.

Using ICT to Enable Emancipatory Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 1952-1957
Author(s):  
Wal Taylor ◽  
John Dekkers ◽  
Stewart Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Emancipatory Learning ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Potential Benefits

The use of information and communication technology (ICT) has had an important role in enhancing the nature and quality of student learning experiences through open learning (OL) and distance education (DE). It has also enabled providers to introduce support and delivery, and administrative systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness of all these aspects. The issues, problems and potential benefits of the use of OL and DE have been the themes of recent conferences and other national forums, and is well documented in the research literature that abound. From the foregoing information sources, an aspect that still is not well addressed is appropriate models that take in account the specific needs and demands of the students at the local level, as well as using ICT.

Development of services by consumer cooperative enterprises in countryside of the Tepublic of Tatarstan

10.12737/6507 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Ибляминов ◽  
Fanil Iblyaminov ◽  
Асадуллин ◽  
Enver Asadullin ◽  
Закирова ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Technical Equipment ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Farm Productivity ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Consumer Cooperatives

The paper analyzes the main activities of consumer cooperatives in the provision of services for the maintenance and repair of road transport. It is noted, that the farm productivity is low, in particular, because of their weak technical equipment. Improvement of social infrastructure in order to improve the quality of life of the rural population will solve the problem of basic needs, reduce the work load of a private farm and help make better use of free time; taking into account the dynamic behavior of different age groups, different motivated to live and work in rural areas.

scholarly journals Análisis de la competencia digital docente del profesorado de colegios rurales agrupado de la provincia de Albacete

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Del Pilar Ruiz Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Professional Resources ◽  
Competencias Digitales

La transmisión de la cultura digital es uno de los retos más destacados del actual sistema educativo. La Unión Europea se plantea a través de la Estrategia Europa 2020 mejorar la accesibilidad, el uso y la calidad de las Tecnologías de la Información y de la Comunicación (TIC) en las zonas rurales. Para que ello sea posible, se precisan de recursos materiales y profesionales digitalmente competentes. En este estudio se pretende conocer la realidad que viven las escuelas rurales, de la provincia de Albacete, en lo que respecta a la calidad de la TIC, los recursos disponibles y las competencias digitales de sus docentes. Para ello, se ha empleado una metodología descriptiva y se ha utilizado el cuestionario como instrumento de recogida de información. Los resultados demuestran que las intenciones políticas no concuerdan con la realidad encontrada en nuestros datos. Las infraestructuras tecnológicas carecen de la calidad suficiente que posibiliten un acceso a internet de forma segura y eficaz. Por otro lado, los docentes que desempeñan su labor en estos centros hacen un uso limitado de las tecnologías en estas aulas, caracterizadas por ser multinivel, debido a la falta de formación en competencias digitales. The transmission of digital culture is one of the most important challenges of the current education system. The European Union proposes, through the Europe 2020 Strategy, to improve the accessibility, use and quality of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in rural areas. For this to be possible, digitally competent material and professional resources are required. This study aims to know the reality of rural schools in the province of Albacete, in terms of the quality of ICT, the available resources and the digital skills of their teachers. For this, a descriptive methodology has been used and the questionnaire has been used as an information collection instrument. The results show that the political intentions do not match the reality found in our data. Technological infrastructures lack sufficient quality to enable internet access in a safe and efficient way. On the other hand, teachers who carry out their work in these centers make limited use of the technologies in these classrooms, characterized by being multilevel, due to the lack of training in digital skills.

scholarly journals KEWAJIBAN BIDAN DALAM MENANGGULANGI KEMATIAN IBU DAN KEMATIAN BAYI DI HUBUNGKAN DENGAN UNDANG-UNDANG KESEHATAN NOMOR 36 TAHUN 2009 TENTANG KESEHATAN JUNCTO KEPUTUSAN GUBERNUR JAWA BARAT NOMOR 441.8/KEP.1076-DINKES/2014 TENTANG TIM KOORDINASI PROGRAM PENYELAMATAN IBU DAN BAYI BARU LAHIR

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sartika Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Referral Network ◽  
Coordination Team ◽  
Maternal And Newborn

ABSTRAK Bidan memberikan pelayanan kebidanan yang berkesinambungan dan paripurna, berfokus pada aspek pencegahan, promosi dengan berlandasan kemitraan dan pemberdayaan masyarakat bersama-sama dengan tenaga kesehatan lainnya untuk senantiasa siap melayani siapa saja yang membutuhkan, kapan dan dimanapun dia berada. Kementrian Kesehatan telah mengembangkan serangkaian model terobosan berbasis tekhnologi informasi dan komunikasi guna meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan komplikasi kegawatdaruratan ibu dan bayi serta meningkatkan efisiensi dan efektivitas sistem rujukan mengingat UU No 36 tahun 2009 tentang Kesehatan. Kementrian Kesehatan memberikan terobosan terbaru dalam penangananan AKI dan AKB dengan meluncurkan program EMAS (expanding, maternal, and newborn survival). Sijariemas Kabupaten Karawang adalah sistem informasi komunikasi jejaring rujukan gawat darurat ibu dan bayi baru lahir, yang telah diintegrasikan dengan karawang sehat dan KEPGUB No 441.8/Kep.1076-Dinkes/2014 Tentang Tim Koordinasi Program Penyelamatan Ibu dan Bayi Baru Lahir. Kata kunci : Kematian Ibu (AKI) dan Kematian Bayi (AKB), Program SijariEMAS ABSTRCAK Midwives provide continuous midwifery services and plenary, focusing on the aspects of prevention, promotion to partnership and empowerment grounded together with other health professionals are always ready to serve anyone in need, whenever and wherever he is. The Ministry of Health has developed a series of models based breakthrough information and communication technology in order to improve the quality of emergency services maternal and infant complications and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of referral systems considering Act No. 36 of 2009 on Health. The Ministry of Health provides the latest breakthroughs in the handling of this MMR and IMR by launching a program GOLD (expanding, maternal, and newborn survival). Sijariemas Karawang is the communication of information systems emergency referral network of mothers and newborns, which has been integrated with healthy karawang and KEPGUB No. 441.8 / Kep.1076-DHO / 2014 About the Program Coordination Team Rescue Mother and Newborn Keywords: Maternal Mortality (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), EMAS Karawang

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