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Stimulation of Rural Economic Growth : |
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Access to telecommunication and information services, provides crucial knowledge inputs into productive activities of rural and poor households. It would stem urban migration by generating greater income and employment potential in rural areas and bringing the market to the people rather then forcing them to leave in search of the same. |
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Rural BPOs/KPOs : |
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With the spread of ICT to rural areas, rural business process outsourcing and knowledge process outsourcing will become possible on a wide scale. |
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Positive Externalities : |
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In purely economic terms, connecting more and more areas and people in a country to the telecom network, leads to a more intensive use of the telecom infrastructure, generating positive externalities. |
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Social Development : |
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Connectivity fosters social development, including improved education, health and increased citizen participation in civil society. |
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Government Services : |
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Increase in the reach and delivery of government and social services. |
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Main Streaming Rural India : |
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Access to ICT would allow Indians in rural and remote areas to participate in the decision making process and would decrease their sense of isolation. |
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Narrowing these access gaps and removing barriers to information dissemination and access to knowledge is therefore a priority for promoting equitable, sustainable development and alleviating poverty, besides promoting political and social cohesion. |
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