PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION & ICTs PHASE II REPORT Nepal
South Asia Partnership · 2008
This research focuses on public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 countries, with a special focus on public libraries to understand the information needs of the underserved communities, public access to information and communication venues, and the role that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can play. Through field research in 24 countries conducted by local research partners, and cross-country comparative analyses based on common research design elements (see list of countries and research design overview in Appendix), the project aims to contribute to the knowledge in the field of information and ICT for development. Of particular interest and value are: the comparative look at key venues (libraries and other), and the depth of in-country knowledge with breadth of global comparison to elicit success factors and scenarios to understand how diverse populations can and do access and use ICT to improve their lives. All outputs of this research will be broadly disseminated to interested stakeholders and placed in the public domain.