Good thinking Ben. However, you have advanced the issue of determining the information needs of the rural communities ; but what approach should be used to determine the information needs? I suggest that the information needs of the rural communities or any other settings, should be participatorily determined and addressed if one has got to achieve sustainable ict initiatives in the communities. I think this approach would go alongway in eliciting ownership,patronange and cost sharing for the ict use in agricultural development. Otherwise the ict related projects in rural areas shall alwys be seen as white elephants and the equipment will always remain covered in their boxes upon delivery to the beneficairy communities. fred (Rural Economist).