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Necessary but not sufficient: Information and communication technology and its role in putting research into use Authors: Rasheed Sulaiman V, Andy Hall, N J Kalaivani, Kumuda Dorai and T S Vamsidhar Reddy June 2011 (PDF 760KB)

Summary
This paper reviews the experience of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for rural development in Asia and draws lessons on the opportunities and limitations of using ICTs for putting new knowledge into use.