Tag: telecentre
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Telecentres in the Mobile Era: Why Ghana’s CICs Are Still Essential
The Complementarity Between Mobile Phones and CICs In an age where smartphones seem to outpace traditional public ICT facilities, new research from Ghana challenges the idea that Community Information Centres (CICs), or telecentres, are relics of a pre-mobile past. Instead, the study of 10 CICs in Ghana’s Upper East Region with 451 respondents reveals a…
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Mobile Phone Revolutions and the Renewed Case for Telecentres in Ghana
Introduction: A Counterintuitive Finding in Ghana’s Digital Landscape As mobile adoption climbs and internet access through phones becomes common, many observers wonder whether Community Information Centres (CICs), or telecentres, still matter. New research from Ghana’s Upper East Region reveals a more nuanced reality: mobile technology and telecentres aren’t enemies but partners in driving equitable development.…