A framework for information access in rural and remote communities

Abstract

Access to information is predicated on the access to a digital infrastructure. However, access to electricity and the Internet remain elusive for a significant percentage of the world's population, let alone a sustainable access in one's local language, local context, and relating to local culture. This paper examines the issues of resource constraints, and proposes a framework to classify them. It then proceeds to utilize this framework to look at three different case studies of implementations of offline Internet access in Madagascar, Jamaica and India.