strategy
Connecting rural communities to the Internet
Synonyms:
Networking rural communities electronicallyNetworking rural development digitally
Implementation:
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is implementing a programme to bring the Internet to all Pacific Island nations. The SPC says the programme will concentrate, in particular, on connecting the Internet to remote areas of the region and encouraging users to design and operate their own web pages. The project believes that the internet is possibly of more benefit to people in dispersed areas like the Pacific, than it is to people living in Sydney or New York, where people have probably got 10 or 15 libraries that they can walk to and look for a book.
Broader:
Developing rural communitiesUsing internet for developmentNetworking global rural developmentStrengthening community communicationsNetworking the environment and development arena Narrower:
Increasing number of telephones in rural communitiesDeveloping policy conducive to rural telecommunications development Facilitates:
Integrating rural communityAdministering rural communitiesCooperating for local sustainable rural developmentFostering regional cooperation on specialized information services Facilitated by:
Increasing internet accessDelivering telecommunication services to rural areasSharing information technology for sustainable developmentImproving communications networks in rural areas Subjects:
Amenities → RuralDevelopment → Development
→ Networks
Society → Communities
Technology → Electronics
Transportation, Telecommunications → Internet
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
