International Journal of Education and Development using ICT

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT > Vol. 2, No. 1 (2006)

eNRICH: Archiving and accessing local information

Sarita Sharma, Datamation Foundation, India

Abstract
The article is based on ethnographic action research undertaken in a site in urban north India using information and communication technologies (ICTs) towards development of the local community. It discusses the usage of eNRICH , a web based browser. It includes experiences about how the software can be used in the given field situation and the challenges towards the consistent functionality of such software in an ICT initiative meant to reach the poor and the marginalised. Since the software facilitates recording and archiving of content, the article also briefly touches upon issues of local content development, the cornerstone of ICTs for development.

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