Rural India Trying To Jump On The Info-Tech Bandwagon
29 October 2005 - 5:00am
Information technology is finally trickling into rural india but faces major hurdles of inadequate infrastructure, content and usability.
"The tech market in Bangalore may be racing ahead, but it is a very different story for India's 700 million farmers. Spencer Kelly has been to Northern India to see how plans to bring technology to rural areas are working...There clearly are advantages to introducing technology into rural areas."
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BBC News World Edition, October 27, 2005
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