The role of intermediaries in the development of asynchronous rural access

Jerry Watkins; Jo Tacchi; M. S. Kiran

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-02713-0_48

The role of intermediaries in the development of asynchronous rural access

Jerry Watkins, Jo Tacchi, M. S. Kiran

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In Orissa state, India, the DakNet system supports asynchronous Internet communication between an urban hub and rural nodes. DakNet is noteworthy in many respects, not least in how the system leverages existing transport infrastructure. Wi-Fi transceivers mounted on local buses send and receive user data from roadside kiosks, for later transfer to/from the Internet via wireless protocols. This store-and-forward system allows DakNet to offer asynchronous communication capacity to rural users at low cost. The original ambition of the DakNet system was to provide email and SMS facilities to rural communities. Our 2008 study of the communicative ecology surrounding the DakNet system revealed that this ambition has now evolved" in response to market demand" to the extent that e-shopping (rather than email) has become the primary driver behind the DakNet offer.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Applications and Services, 5th International Conference (UAHCI 2009). Part of HCI International 2009 San Diego, CA, U.S.A, 19-24 July 2009. Proceedings, Part III.
Publisher	Springer
Pages	451-459
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783642027123
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02713-0_48
Publication status	Published - 2009
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Watkins, J., Tacchi, J., & Kiran, M. S. (2009). The role of intermediaries in the development of asynchronous rural access. In Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Applications and Services, 5th International Conference (UAHCI 2009). Part of HCI International 2009 San Diego, CA, U.S.A, 19-24 July 2009. Proceedings, Part III. (pp. 451-459). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02713-0_48

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