Assessment of Village Level Demand on e-Governance Services Using Participatory Rural Appraisal
Deepak B. Hiremath, Harekrishna Misra, Sanjay Kumar Chaudhary, B. N. Hiremath · 2014
Information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives for rural development in India are not new. Many of these initiatives have shown mixed responses. Most of these projects have been incubated with government support. For a development project to be successful, the approach should shift from the current "supply-driven" mode to "demand-driven mode" that is citizen centric. These challenges are predominantly in rural areas since the issues are dynamic, engulfed with digital divide issues and services need to be livelihood security centric. In order to make the e-government plans successful and sustainable in the rural areas, e-readiness as well as citizens acceptance of ICT technology needs to be managed.