Articles Archive for 2 February 2005
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Bringing the benefits of ICT to rural populations is
a commendable goal. The use of kiosks with connected
PCs for bringing services to villages is a model worth
considering among various means. The advantages of
kiosks are many. Primary advantage is that of proximity.
Villagers do not have to incur any travel cost to obtain
the services delivered. Next, the investment required
is relatively small and so a start can be made with
limited resources. Finally, rural entrepreneurship can
be motivated by giving over the management of the kiosk
to a person from the village itself.
Disadvantages of Kiosks
The primary disadvantage …
