Community Information Centers: A Step to Bring Connectivity of the Rural Communities in Bangladesh
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2008-11-06
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INFLIBNET Centre
Abstract
Improved communication and easy information access are directly related to the social and
economic development of a country. Access to telephony and ICTs world, development has
become more widespread in developing countries like Bangladesh. This study aims to identify
the information facilities of rural communities in Bangladesh and understand the challenges
and opportunities. It also explores how CIC can be strap up to promote development rural
communities in Bangladesh. Questionnaire, documentary sources and observations are the
major methods of this study. The study identifies that CIC will make easier community peoples
life to enter information arena with an easy environment and help them to increase their
skills, expertization in their respective fields. Different problems are also appears for establishing
CIC and it also suggests some suitable suggestions for further improvement of CIC in Bangladesh.
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Community Information Center (CIC), Grameen Phone (GP), Rural development, Rural community, Information Communication Technology (ICT)