03247nas|a2200433 i 4500 20260818143241.0 030502s2002 th uu m rtt 0| a1eng d .b11881756 AIT Thesis no.RD-02-22 Karppanen, Tuija Information needs of people in rural Thailand Bangkok : Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 113 p. Thesis ; no. RD-02-22 A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Information and communication technology (ICT) projects are being iqcreasingly implemented in most low-income countries. The objectives of the projects are to improve peoples' lives and the chosen strategies differ from one project to another. The projects are usually launched with external funding and in many cases use technologies that are expensive to operate and maintain. The high costs and the inability to address the diverse needs of peoples have brought about sustainability problems. The aim of this study has been to find out, what the information needs of the people in rural Thailand are. The findings indicate that the information needs cover a large variety from agricultural inputs, processes and products to health, education, household, societal and governance related issues. The information needs are associated with peoples' problems and perceived opportunities for improving their lives. The findings also indicate that when planning JCT projects, the cuITent use of information sources needs to be taken into account, because the peoples' choice for information sources shows what is accessible and functional in their living context. The findings indicate that a bottom-up approach could and should be used in JCT related development planning in order to improve the usefulness and sustainability of the project Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 Informations Thailand Information technology Thailand Wickramanayake, B.W.E., Chairperson Earth, Barbara, Examination Committee Thapa, Gopal B., Examination Committee European Commission (DG I B-EC-European Union) PTS Program, Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. RD-02-22 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B07465 .b11881756 mnait u 240403 0 030502 m a u 0 mnait mnait mnarc 22 40 20 Barcode : 30050120609713 CREATED : 2014-05-15 RECORD # : i12799786 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120236921 CREATED : 2016-03-23 RECORD # : i12904806 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050121009293 CREATED : 2020-11-14 RECORD # : i13310367 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 60443 60443 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.RD-02-22 30050120609713 2026-08-18 14:32:41 3 2026-08-18 22 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no.RD-02-22 30050120236921 2026-08-18 14:32:41 2026-08-18 40 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no.RD-02-22 30050121009293 2026-08-18 14:32:41 1 2026-08-18 20