%0 Journal Article
%T A Gaps Approach to Access the Efficiency and Effectiveness of IT-Initiatives In Rural Areas: case study of Samalta, a village in the central Himalayan Region of India
%A Kamal Kumar Ghanshala
%A Durgesh Pant
%A Jatin Pandey
%J International Journal of Advanced Computer Sciences and Applications
%D 2013
%I The Science and Information (SAI) Organization
%X This paper focuses on the effectiveness and efficiency of IT initiatives in rural areas where topology creates isolation to developmental activities. A village is selected for the study and information is gathered through interviews of village dwellers. These collected responses are then analyzed and a gaps model is proposed.
%K KDJ-Gaps Model
%K Efficiency
%K Effectiveness
%K IT-Initiatives
%U http://www.thesai.org/Downloads/Volume4No2/Paper_37-A_Gaps_Approach_to_Access_the_Efficiency_and_Effectiveness.pdf