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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Poverty in Rural Areas: Implications for Development in Nigeria

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Onayinka, Toyin Segun
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) remain the most pervasive of man's invention at the turn of the millennium. However, the question can easily be asked about the level of unavailability of the 'electronic inventions' in rural areas of Nigeria. The paper, therefore, attempts to bring to the fore, the inadequacy of ICT s in the rural areas since its introduction into the Nigerian society, and its implication for development. Using the Barja and Gigler's formulation of how, information and communication poverty is measured. As basis, the paper was able to describe how ICTs availability (or lack of it) has become the yardstick through which the level of development of societies is measured. Also, the individual's socio-economic status is influenced by the right quantity and quality of exposure and access to ICT s. The paper recommends that there is urgent need for the Nigerian state and other major stake holders such as or ganised private sectors, informal sectors, representatives of communities to develop the process of collective engagement that will lead to the integration of the rural areas of Nigeria into the developmental process through ICTs.
Starting Page	67
Ending Page	72
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1080/0976691x.2011.11884783
Volume Number	2
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/JC/JC-02-0-000-11-Web/JC-02-2-000-11-Abst-PDF/JC-02-2-067-11-037-Onayinka-T-S/JC-02-2-067-11-037-Onayinka-T-S-Tt.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1080/0976691x.2011.11884783
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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