Institution-based Information and Communication Systems

Organizations acquire, create, archive and disseminate digital information resources of different types and formats. These resources have to be made easily accessible to the originators and the users. This is normally done through collections or repositories, which need to be organized so that they can be searched efficiently, and the degree of organization depends on the use of standard formats of indices or metadata. Organizations also develop electronic communication systems and networks.

The features of these systems are as follows:

Stakeholders:
Primary: rural service providers
Secondary: policy makers and rural communities

Functions and Subject Areas:
Information management, knowledge exchange and/or communication on agricultural technologies, crop data, market information, finance, governance, etc.

Media and Technologies:
Digital media such as the local area networks, Internet and CD-ROM, based on specialized software applications, systems and tools.