Web is gaining a central stage in contemporary world. Businesses, governments, individuals, institution alike are slowly but surely recognizing the pivotal role that web is going play in the days to come in their personal and professional realms. Web is a growing reality to be recognized sooner or later.
Web is universal in nature and global in access. By universal in nature we mean that the potential value proposition of the web ie. "timelessness" and "distance less ness" are useful to every one in the world. By global access we mean the consequence of its first nature ie resources on the web are accessible to anyone no matter where he or she stays in the world.
Every thing about web , beyond this point is local. A teacher for example in India can not harness the web in the same manner as teacher does in a western nation such as USA or Ireland. Or a business man in India can not make web a central resource in his business in a way an entrepreneur in an advanced economy can do. Government of India or even state governments can not take the e-governance initiatives the way Ireland has done it.
These are not casued due to lack in intentions to use the web, rather due their inability to use them given the "web realities" in the regions. There are two classical challenges in the domain of web in developing regions. They are connectivity challenges and content challenges.
In this research work, I address the issue of challenges faced by developing regions in making web a regular part of their resource repertoire and harness them to their advantage.
Web is universal in nature and global in access. By universal in nature we mean that the potential value proposition of the web ie. "timelessness" and "distance less ness" are useful to every one in the world. By global access we mean the consequence of its first nature ie resources on the web are accessible to anyone no matter where he or she stays in the world.
Every thing about web , beyond this point is local. A teacher for example in India can not harness the web in the same manner as teacher does in a western nation such as USA or Ireland. Or a business man in India can not make web a central resource in his business in a way an entrepreneur in an advanced economy can do. Government of India or even state governments can not take the e-governance initiatives the way Ireland has done it.
These are not casued due to lack in intentions to use the web, rather due their inability to use them given the "web realities" in the regions. There are two classical challenges in the domain of web in developing regions. They are connectivity challenges and content challenges.
In this research work, I address the issue of challenges faced by developing regions in making web a regular part of their resource repertoire and harness them to their advantage.
