Colleges and universities in China can provide technical assistance in ICT-enabled poverty alleviation efforts. The Chinese model of partnership between university and development stakeholders can be replicated further elsewhere in Asia.
Colle and Yonggong have identified twelve-step approach that Chinese universities can adopt for implementing ICT-based interventions at the grassroots level:
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Undertaking community information needs assessments
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Researching on community-based developmental needs
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Conducting e-readiness assessments to formulate strategies for policy interventions at regional and local levels
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Facilitating the transfer of knowledge base to the local communities
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Repackaging of knowledge derived from external sources
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Engaging students in the ICT interventions at the grassroots
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Design and execute various ICT based interventions
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Building a new cadre of professionals to work for ICT interventions at the grassroots
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Orientation of various university faculties on the potentials of ICTs in their domains
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Monitoring and evaluation of telecentre activities
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Contribution to the Country Gateway and other traditional media outreach
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Continuing experiments and research on ICT and telecentre management
This paper proposes a model project involving the China Agricultural University (CAU), linking the university hub to the community telecentre.
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