Advantages of ICTs in Rural Development
- Provides market access
- Improves healthcare
- Improves education
- Facilitates rural empowerment and participation
- Improves governance
Disadvantages of ICTs in Rural Development
- Web companies may not want to provide services to non-profitable rural areas
- Technologies such as bandwidth are expensive in rural areas
- ICT projects are difficult to plan
- Sustainability of an ICT projcet is difficult to maintain
- Some claim ICTs benefit the rich while and does not benefit the poor