Bridging the Rural Digital Divide
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), governments, and other international agencies are implementing a strategic Programme entitled Bridging the Rural Digital Divide. The programme highlights innovative approaches to knowledge exchange that take advantage of new digital technologies, and that are based on synergies between information management and communication for development.
This website is designed to be a resource for organizations and individuals involved in rural development wishing to enhance their capabilities by drawing on the experiences of others.
The site offers:
 | background to the programme and justification for its development |
 | a policy framework of good practices |
 | a range of approaches to information and communication for development and illustrative case studies |
 | tools for capacity building |
 | links to communities of practice that can offer further advice |
 | news , resources and links relating to Bridging the Rural Digital Divide. |
Latest News
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Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) returns to AGRIS!
[more..] SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS (the date of abstract submission extended to March 31): World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT [more..] |
Featured Case Study
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Siru - Sistema De Informacion Rural Urbano, Cajamarca - Peru
El SIRU – Sistema de Información Rural Urbano consiste en una red de 8 Infocentros rurales ubicados en el Departamento de Cajamarca del Perú, que difunden información a aproximadamente 100 mil pobladores rurales a través de microprogramas en radios rurales, folletos e Internet, cuyos contenidos son elaborados por un Centro de Procesamiento de Información. 
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