The Rural Connectivity Investment Program

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292615394
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rural Connectivity Investment Program written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents stories that showcase how improved connectivity has transformed lives---especially of women and girls---in rural communities of India. It presents the contributions of the Asian Development Bank's Rural Connectivity Investment Program (RCIP) in five states: Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal. Enhanced connectivity has improved people's quality of life in the five RCIP states and contributed to a range of socioeconomic benefits for the rural communities served. It has also helped advance development goals central to sustainable and inclusive growth.

Author : Christopher Ali
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262367084
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farm Fresh Broadband written by Christopher Ali and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the failure of U.S. broadband policy to solve the rural–urban digital divide, with a proposal for a new national rural broadband plan. As much of daily life migrates online, broadband—high-speed internet connectivity—has become a necessity. The widespread lack of broadband in rural America has created a stark urban–rural digital divide. In Farm Fresh Broadband, Christopher Ali analyzes the promise and the failure of national rural broadband policy in the United States and proposes a new national broadband plan. He examines how broadband policies are enacted and implemented, explores business models for broadband providers, surveys the technologies of rural broadband, and offers case studies of broadband use in the rural Midwest. Ali argues that rural broadband policy is both broken and incomplete: broken because it lacks coordinated federal leadership and incomplete because it fails to recognize the important roles of communities, cooperatives, and local providers in broadband access. For example, existing policies favor large telecommunication companies, crowding out smaller, nimbler providers. Lack of competition drives prices up—rural broadband can cost 37 percent more than urban broadband. The federal government subsidizes rural broadband by approximately $6 billion. Where does the money go? Ali proposes democratizing policy architecture for rural broadband, modeling it after the wiring of rural America for electricity and telephony. Subsidies should be equalized, not just going to big companies. The result would be a multistakeholder system, guided by thoughtful public policy and funded by public and private support.

Author : Helen Hambly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Data Gaps (re)Make Rural Broadband Gaps written by Helen Hambly and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines challenges to evidence-based decision-making in the design and implementation of rural broadband investment programs. Our focus is on Canada, but similar challenges are evident in the international literature. Based on proprietary telecommunication provider datasets, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC) estimates that broadband services with advertised speeds that meet its basic universal service targets (50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload) are available to 84 percent of households in Canada. In rural areas however, services that meet CRTC's speed targets are available to 37 percent of households.Moreover, effective speeds and service quality levels that suppliers deliver and users experience tend to fall well below the government's aspirational targets. In response to demand for better broadband, a variety of initiatives are directing public investment to the deployment of regional and rural broadband networks, which are typically owned and operated by private companies. There remains a serious lack of relevant data and its effective use in rural broadband strategies and project management. Evidence from the literature suggest that this affects the degree and quality of geo-spatial and econometric analysis resulting in a limited empirical basis to allocate scarce public investments, engage consumers/communities, and assess the outcomes of rural broadband initiatives ex post. While investments in rural connectivity have vastly increased in recent years in Canada, this paper questions if the body of knowledge to inform these initiatives has grown sufficiently to ensure their effectiveness and sustainability. With examples from southern Ontario, Canada, we examine the relevant literature, characterize the broadband data challenge and discuss the importance of proprietary provider data cross-referenced with user experience data.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 929257860X
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lessons from ADB Transport Projects written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From in-country to cross-country connections, whether by land, air, or water, transport is a key ingredient that enables nations to achieve economic and social development goals. The Asian Development Bank has been working with developing member countries to improve roads, airports, waterways, and other transport infrastructures to provide people with better access to economic opportunities, public services, domestic and international markets. This publication shares 20 case stories bearing practical knowledge and lessons for transport projects across Asia and the Pacific region under different socioeconomic and political situations.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9290920157
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guidelines on the Use of Consultants by Asian Development Bank and Its Borrowers written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Энэхүү журам нь Азийн Хөгжлийн Банк (АХБ)-наас олгосон аливаа зээл, буцалтгүй тусламж, эсхүл АХБ-наас захиран зарцуулдаг сангаас бүрэн ба хэсэгчлэн санхүүждэг зээлийн болон техник туслалцаа (ТТ)-ны төслийн зөвлөхийг сонгон шалгаруулах, гэрээ байгуулах, түүнд хяналт шинжилгээ хийх үед дагаж мөрдөх АХБ-ны бодлого, горим журмыг тодорхойлно.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292696106
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Responses to Real Problems written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2022-07-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents new case studies of recent Asian Development Bank projects in Bangladesh, the Cook Islands, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and the People's Republic of China. The case studies highlight innovative interventions and effective approaches used to reduce poverty while ensuring equality and inclusion, caring for the environment, securing food for all, and sustaining prosperity through access to finance. The publication builds on the first volume of poverty reduction case studies published in 2019.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292541528
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book India-ADB Development Partnership written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report describes key features of ADB's operations in India and how these have evolved to support the Government of India's focus on high, inclusive and sustainable growth. As of December 2012, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had approved 168 sovereign loans amounting to $27.2 billion and 344 technical assistance projects amounting to $258 million on a cumulative basis for India. Today, ADB operations cover over 20 states in India. While infrastructure projects in the energy, transport, and urban sectors comprise over 75% of ADB's operations in the country, ADB is also engaged in promoting water resources management, agribusiness infrastructure development, financial inclusion, skills development, and regional cooperation and integration. The report provides a compendium of ongoing projects and case studies across ADB's sectors of operations in India. It also highlights the innovative elements of projects and showcases the impact of development assistance on people's lives and livelihoods.

Author : Jagran Josh
Publisher : Jagran Josh
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Publisher : Jagran Prakashan Ltd.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Current Affairs March 2018 eBook written by and published by Jagran Prakashan Ltd.. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current Affairs March 2018 eBook is created by keeping the demands of recent pattern of various competitive exams in major view. It is brought to you by Jagranjosh.com. The topics for cover story and entire news section are selected on the basis of an analysis of general knowledge sections in all important exams including IAS, PCS, BANK, SSC, Insurance and others. And the time duration of topics covered in magazine includes all exam oriented current affairs of February 2018. It presents the comprehensive coverage of the events of current affairs which are chosen on the basis of the requirements of all important exams. It covers all exam oriented current affairs of February 2018 with all required facts and analysis. The analysis of all the events related to National, International, Economy, Science & Technology, Environment & Ecology is done in a way that fulfills the demand of all the important exams including IAS. The language used in the magazine is lucid and easy-to-understand language. The major topics included in the magazine for cover story are: Union Budget 2018-19, Economic Survey and PNB Scam.

Author : JagranJosh
Publisher : JagranJosh
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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