School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Source Publication (e.g., journal title)
The Information Society
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01972243.2014.976687
Abstract
Digital inclusion research has focused overwhelmingly on access to information. But access to information by itself is of limited value unless the intended beneficiary has the capacity to use it. It is the use of information that delivers the benefits. However, in ICT for development literature, there is little empirical work on the process by which use of information delivers benefits. This study fills the gap by studying information use by poor female mobile phone users in rural India. It identifies six stages in the information use process and models them.
Recommended Citation
Recommended Citation: Potnis, D. (2015). Beyond access to information: Understanding the use of information by poor female mobile users in rural India. The Information Society, 31(1), 83-93. https://doi.org/10.1080/01972243.2014.976687
Submission Type
Post-print
Comments
This paper is published in The Information Society journal.
License: CC BY-NC-ND