Connecting the first mile : investigating best practice for ICTs and information sharing for developmentTalyarkhan, SurmayaGrimshaw, David J.EnglishBook"This Practical Action Working Paper uses the term 'connecting the first mile' to describe the use of ICTs to share information with people at grassroots. It summarizes the findings from a research project conducted by ITDG and Cranfield School of Management, outlining the challenges faced and providing a best practice framework for practitioners, based on an analytical review of the literature and on a primary case study of an ICT for development project in Cajamarca, Peru."--BOOK JACKET.2005Rugby, Warwickshire, UK : ITDG Pub., 2005.Information technology—Developing countriesInformation technology—Economic aspects—Developing countriesBook9781853396120