Gyandoot: Community-Owned Rural Internet Kiosks
Gyandoot: Community-Owned Rural Internet Kiosks
Grant Proposal
World Geography
Group 01
Veronika Bazalova 白薇蓉 T00A01119
Debby Hsu 許逸苓 B97704007
Sonny Chen 陳孝晟 B97109007
Yessica Rusli 章銓雲B98504119
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 3
1.1 E-Government 3
1.2 Gyandoot 3
1.3 Corresponding Program 4
2. Institutional Background of Dhar District 5
3. Gyandoot Evaluation 6
3.1 Technological Challenge 6
3.2 Very Low Usage 6
3.3 Physical Distance 7
3.4 Demanded Services Are Few 7
3.5 Insufficient Revenues 7
3.6 Others 7
4. Gyandoot Redesigning 8
4.1 Technological Challenge 8
4.2 Very Low Usage 8
4.3 Physical Distance 9
4.4 Demanded Services Are Few 9
4.5 Insufficient Revenue 9
5. Conclusion 10
5.1 Expected Outcomes 10
5.2 Future Challenges 11
6. References 12
7. Appendices 14
7.1 Location of Dhar district, Central India 14
7.2 Photo Documentation 16
7.3 Institutional Background of Dhar District 19
7.4 Demanded Services 22
7.5. The New Service Delivery Model 23
1. Introduction
In the current modern and highly technological world the positive development seems to be easier to achieve than in the history. All countries, and especially the countries from the Global South, are trying to promote their own economic, social and cultural development. And new technologies may be the key tool in this effort.
In 2000, Dhar district in India tried to implement an e-government project called Gyandoot, representing the community-owned rural internet kiosks. Unfortunately, the project did not encounter the expected outcomes and was declared to be a failed
Grant Proposal
World Geography
Group 01
Veronika Bazalova 白薇蓉 T00A01119
Debby Hsu 許逸苓 B97704007
Sonny Chen 陳孝晟 B97109007
Yessica Rusli 章銓雲B98504119
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 3
1.1 E-Government 3
1.2 Gyandoot 3
1.3 Corresponding Program 4
2. Institutional Background of Dhar District 5
3. Gyandoot Evaluation 6
3.1 Technological Challenge 6
3.2 Very Low Usage 6
3.3 Physical Distance 7
3.4 Demanded Services Are Few 7
3.5 Insufficient Revenues 7
3.6 Others 7
4. Gyandoot Redesigning 8
4.1 Technological Challenge 8
4.2 Very Low Usage 8
4.3 Physical Distance 9
4.4 Demanded Services Are Few 9
4.5 Insufficient Revenue 9
5. Conclusion 10
5.1 Expected Outcomes 10
5.2 Future Challenges 11
6. References 12
7. Appendices 14
7.1 Location of Dhar district, Central India 14
7.2 Photo Documentation 16
7.3 Institutional Background of Dhar District 19
7.4 Demanded Services 22
7.5. The New Service Delivery Model 23
1. Introduction
In the current modern and highly technological world the positive development seems to be easier to achieve than in the history. All countries, and especially the countries from the Global South, are trying to promote their own economic, social and cultural development. And new technologies may be the key tool in this effort.
In 2000, Dhar district in India tried to implement an e-government project called Gyandoot, representing the community-owned rural internet kiosks. Unfortunately, the project did not encounter the expected outcomes and was declared to be a failed
References: - Dhar district. (n.d.). Retrieved June 17, 2012, from http://dhar.nic.in/index.htm. - E-Government for Development. (2003). E-Transparency Case Studies: Gyandoot: Trying to Improve Government Services for Rural Citizens in India. Retrieved June 16, 2012, from http://www.egov4dev.org/transparency/case/gyandoot.shtml. - Layne, K. & Lee, J. (2001, Summer). Developing fully functional E-government: A four stage model. Government Information Quarterly, 18 (2), 122-136. Retrieved from ScienceDirect. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/.