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Rural Informatization in China

China's recent economic growth has expanded industrialization and urbanization, upgraded consumption, increased social mobility, and initiated a shift from an economy based on agriculture to one based on industry and services. Still more than...

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Main Authors:	Zhen-Wei Qiang, Christine, Bhavnani, Asheeta, Hanna, Nagy K., Kimura, Kaoru, Sudan, Randeep
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS CHARGES ACCESS TO COMPUTERS ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO RADIO ACCESS TO THE INTERNET ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADSL ADVERTISEMENTS AGENTS AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SERVICES AUCTION BASIC BEST PRACTICES BROADBAND BROADCAST BROADCASTING BUSINESS DECISION BUSINESS INTEGRITY BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES BUYERS CALL CENTER CAPABILITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CDI CERTIFICATES CITIES COLLABORATION COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMUNICATION SERVICE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY ACCESS COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTER GRAPHICS COMPUTER LITERACY COMPUTER SKILLS COMPUTER TERMINALS COMPUTER TRAINING COMPUTERIZATION COMPUTERS COMPUTING CONNECTIVITY CONTENT PROVIDERS COORDINATION MECHANISMS COPYING COPYRIGHT CUSTOMER SERVICE DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DIGITAL DIGITAL DIVIDE DIGITAL LIBRARIES DISTANCE EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING DOI DOMAINS DONATIONS E BUSINESS E GOVERNMENT E READINESS E-COMMERCE E-MAIL ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY END USER ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE OF GOODS FIBER OPTICS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN TRADE GENERAL PUBLIC GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GOVERNMENT SERVICES GRAPHICS HARDWARE HELP DESK HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HUMAN CAPACITY ICT INFORMATION DEPARTMENT INFORMATION GAP INFORMATION INDUSTRY INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION NETWORK INFORMATION SERVICE INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDERS INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION SOCIETY INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INSPECTION INSTANT MESSAGING INSTITUTION INTERFACES INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET DEVELOPMENT INTERNET PUBLIC ACCESS INTERNET SERVICES INTRANETS JOINT VENTURE KIOSKS LICENSES MARKET ECONOMY MARKET INFORMATION MARKET OPPORTUNITIES MARKET SHARE MARKETING MARKETPLACES MATERIAL MOBILE TELEPHONY NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK SERVICE NETWORKING NETWORKS NEW MARKET NEW TECHNOLOGIES ONLINE BANKING ONLINE SALES PARTICIPATORY APPROACH PC PCS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONAL COMPUTER PERSONAL COMPUTERS PILOT PROJECT PILOT PROJECTS PPPS PRIVATE INFORMATION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC ACCESS PUBLIC ACCESS POINTS PUBLIC NETWORK QUALITY OF SERVICES QUERIES R&D RADIO RADIO SPECTRUM RESEARCH CENTERS RESULT RESULTS RURAL ECONOMIES RURAL INFORMATION SERVICES SATELLITE SATELLITE INTERNET SCANNERS SEARCH SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE MODELS SERVICE PROVIDER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SOCIAL SERVICES SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE UPGRADES STANDARDIZATION STORE MANAGEMENT SUPPLY CHAIN TARGETS TAXATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNICAL TRAINING TECHNICIANS TECHNOLOGY ACCESS TECHNOLOGY PARK TELECENTERS TELECOM TELECOM CARRIERS TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TELEMEDICINE TELEPHONE TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONY TELEVISION TELEVISIONS TRACEABILITY TRACKING SYSTEM TRAINING MATERIALS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSACTION UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL ACCESS FUNDS USER USER FEEDBACK USER PREFERENCES USERS USES VALUE CHAIN VERTICAL INTEGRATION WEB WEB PAGE WEB SITE WEB SITES WEBSITE WEBSITES WORD PROCESSING WORKSTATIONS
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Summary:	China's recent economic growth has expanded industrialization and urbanization, upgraded consumption, increased social mobility, and initiated a shift from an economy based on agriculture to one based on industry and services. Still more than half of China's people still live in rural areas where average income per capita is less than a third of the urban average, a gap that is among the largest in the world. Reducing these differences is critical to building a harmonious, inclusive society. This report draws from background research conducted by the advisory committee for state informatization, and attempts to provide an overview of China's rural information and communications technology (ICT) development primarily in the past 15 years. The report first describes the status of China's rural informatization infrastructure. It then reviews existing rural ICT initiatives in China and summarizes them by organizational models. International examples are included to draw lessons from. Finally, the challenges of rural informatization are examined, and policy recommendations identified to address them.