This report summarizes the study’s key findings, situating public access in the context of national development, discussing some disputed issues, and providing recommendations for policymakers, public access practitioners and researchers. The results show that a central impact of public access is the promotion of digital inclusion through technology access, information access, and development of ICT skills. Both users and non-users report positive impacts in various social and economic areas of their lives.
Read more at: http://zunia.org/post/connecting-people-for-development-why-public-access-icts-matter-0
Link: https://digital.lib.washington.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1773/22753/Global_Impact_Study_2013.pdf?s...
