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Rural informatization in China

Qiang, Christine Zhen-Wei

2009

Overview

China's recent economic growth has expanded industrialization and urbanization, upgraded consumption, increased social mobility, and initiated a shift from an agricultural-based economy to one based on services and industry. However, more than half of China's population still lives in rural areas, where the average per capital income is less than a third of the urban average. The government of China has increased its commitment to rural development and poverty-reduction programs, with attention to narrowing the rural-urban divide. Informatization—defined as the transformation of an economy and society driven by information and communications technology (ICT)—is increasingly being explored as a way of helping poor people. Rural Informatization in China presents an overview and in-depth analysis of rural ICT initiatives in China. This study reviews the present-day status of China's rural informatization infrastructure, examines and summarizes by organizational model the key initiatives in the past decade, and provides policy recommendations to address current challenges. Case studies of different financing models of rural ICT initiatives from China and other countries are included.

• Publisher: World Bank,World Bank Publications,World Bank Group,The World Bank
• Subject: ACCESS CHARGES / ACCESS TO COMPUTERS / ACCESS TO INFORMATION / ACCESS TO RADIO / ACCESS TO THE INTERNET / ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS / ADSL / ADVERTISEMENTS / AGENTS / AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SERVICES / AUCTION / BASIC / BEST PRACTICES / BROADBAND / BROADCAST / BROADCASTING / BUSINESS DECISION / BUSINESS INTEGRITY / BUSINESS MODEL / BUSINESS MODELS / BUSINESS SERVICES / BUSINESSES / BUYERS / CALL CENTER / CAPABILITIES / CAPACITY BUILDING / CAPITAL INVESTMENT / CDI / CERTIFICATES / China / CITIES / COLLABORATION / COMMERCE / COMMODITIES / Communication policy / COMMUNICATION SERVICE / COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES / COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY / COMMUNITIES / COMMUNITY ACCESS / COMPETITIVENESS / COMPUTER GRAPHICS / COMPUTER LITERACY / COMPUTER SKILLS / COMPUTER TERMINALS / COMPUTER TRAINING / COMPUTERIZATION / COMPUTERS / COMPUTING / CONNECTIVITY / CONTENT PROVIDERS / COORDINATION MECHANISMS / COPYING / COPYRIGHT / CUSTOMER SERVICE / DECISION MAKING / DEMOCRACY / DIGITAL / DIGITAL DIVIDE / DIGITAL LIBRARIES / DISTANCE EDUCATION / DISTANCE LEARNING / DOI / DOMAINS / DONATIONS / E BUSINESS / E GOVERNMENT / E READINESS / E-COMMERCE / E-MAIL / Economic aspects / ECONOMIC COOPERATION / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / ECONOMIES OF SCALE / ELECTRICITY / END USER / ENTERTAINMENT / EXCHANGE OF GOODS / FIBER OPTICS / FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS / FINANCIAL PRODUCTS / FINANCIAL RESOURCES / FINANCIAL SERVICES / FINANCIAL SUPPORT / FOREIGN TRADE / GENERAL PUBLIC / GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS / GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE / Government policy / GOVERNMENT SERVICES / GRAPHICS / HARDWARE / HELP DESK / HOUSEHOLD ACCESS / HUMAN CAPACITY / ICT / Information and communication technologies / INFORMATION DEPARTMENT / INFORMATION GAP / INFORMATION INDUSTRY / INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE / INFORMATION NETWORK / INFORMATION SERVICE / INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDERS / INFORMATION SERVICES / INFORMATION SOCIETY / Information superhighway / Information superhighway -- China / INFORMATION SYSTEM / INFORMATION SYSTEMS / INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY / Information technology -- Economic aspects -- China / Information technology -- Government policy -- China / Informationstechnik / INNOVATION / INSPECTION / INSTANT MESSAGING / INSTITUTION / INTERFACES / INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS / INTERNET ACCESS / INTERNET DEVELOPMENT / INTERNET PUBLIC ACCESS / INTERNET SERVICES / INTRANETS / JOINT VENTURE / KIOSKS / LICENSES / Ländliche Entwicklung / MARKET ECONOMY / MARKET INFORMATION / MARKET OPPORTUNITIES / MARKET SHARE / MARKETING / MARKETPLACES / MATERIAL / MOBILE TELEPHONY / NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE / NETWORK SERVICE / NETWORKING / NETWORKS / NEW MARKET / NEW TECHNOLOGIES / ONLINE BANKING / ONLINE SALES / PARTICIPATORY APPROACH / PCS / PERFORMANCE INDICATORS / PERSONAL COMPUTER / PERSONAL COMPUTERS / PILOT PROJECT / PILOT PROJECTS / PPPS / PRIVATE INFORMATION / PRIVATE INVESTMENT / PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP / PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS / PRIVATE SECTOR / PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION / PROCUREMENT / PRODUCTIVITY / PROGRAMS / PUBLIC ACCESS / PUBLIC ACCESS POINTS / PUBLIC NETWORK / QUALITY OF SERVICES / QUERIES / R&D / RADIO / RADIO SPECTRUM / RESEARCH CENTERS / RESULT / RESULTS / Rural areas / Rural development / Rural development -- China / RURAL ECONOMIES / RURAL INFORMATION SERVICES / SATELLITE / SATELLITE INTERNET / SCANNERS / SEARCH / SERVICE DELIVERY / SERVICE MODELS / SERVICE PROVIDER / SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT / SOCIAL ENTERPRISE / SOCIAL SCIENCE / SOCIAL SERVICES / SOFTWARE SYSTEMS / SOFTWARE UPGRADES / STANDARDIZATION / STORE MANAGEMENT / SUPPLY CHAIN / TARGETS / TAXATION / TECHNICAL SUPPORT / TECHNICAL TRAINING / TECHNICIANS / TECHNOLOGY ACCESS / TECHNOLOGY PARK / Technology policy / TELECENTERS / TELECOM / TELECOM CARRIERS / TELECOM SERVICES / TELECOMMUNICATION / TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES / Telecommunication policy / Telecommunication policy -- China / TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES / TELECOMMUNICATIONS / TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS / TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS / TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES / TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS / TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS / TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER / TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS / TELEMEDICINE / TELEPHONE / TELEPHONE SERVICES / TELEPHONY / TELEVISION / TELEVISIONS / TRACEABILITY / TRACKING SYSTEM / TRAINING MATERIALS / TRAINING PROGRAMS / TRANSACTION / UNIVERSAL ACCESS / UNIVERSAL ACCESS FUNDS / USER / USER FEEDBACK / USER PREFERENCES / USERS / USES / VALUE CHAIN / VERTICAL INTEGRATION / WEB / WEB PAGE / WEB SITE / WEB SITES / WEBSITE / WEBSITES / Wissensgesellschaft / WORD PROCESSING / WORKSTATIONS
• ISBN: 0821380184, 9780821380185, 0821380206, 9780821380208