Citation
A. Mehta et S. Akhtar, Promoting the Internet in South Asia, ECON POLIT, 34(46-47), 1999, pp. 3305-3308
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Politucal Science & public Administration
Journal title
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY
ISSN journal
00129976
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Volume
34
Issue
46-47
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3305 - 3308
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-9976(19991120)34:46-47<3305:PTIISA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This article provides an introduction to, and overview of the proceedings o
f a workshop organised by the Kathmandu-based International Centre for Inte
grated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), entitled 'The Internet in South Asia:
Opportunities and Realities', that took place in Dhaka in April 1999. The
workshop was paid particular attention to how Internet usage in south Asia
can be promoted in ways that benefit the lives of the poor.