Impact of Information and Communication Technology for Rural Development Current Interventions and Opportunities for action
Ch. Kranthi Rekha, Pramod B.N. · 2019
Technology transfer has been a longstanding issue in rural development. The key concerns relate to efficiency and effectiveness, how to translate and adopt the technology developed in rural societies. The process of technology transfer falters not at the microlevel pilot study or test plot but at the point when the technology is expected to be adopted and used both efficiently and effectively on a larger scale. This paper investigates and identifies the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in rural societies. It assesses the potential for pluralistic approaches to encourage widespread adoption of ICT. The need for flexible and decentralised models for using ICTs is discussed in the context of `know and how'. Besides the paper also overviews the role and function of the Government and its' programmes for rural development in India. Science and technological interventions in the field of rural development have been discussed briefly and efforts being made to document some of the appropriate technologies developed by several research institutes, organizations suitable for application in rural society.