Rural e-services: Participatory co-design of sustainable software and business systems in rural co-operatives
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: International Development
Abstract
This project is working with rural co-operatives in India to develop new sustainable ways for them to deliver services and to develop their capacity to innovate in the way they use existing information and communications technologies that are available to them.We shall be examining 'best practice' participatory methods from the world of ICT design and from international development to identify creative ways in which these methods can be combined effectively. We shall also be examining how technology design can be combined with the design of sustainable business models in parallel design activities, and developing new sustainable business models for rural co-operatives.The software and business systems will be designed as a collaboration between UK researchers and local software and business development organisations.
Organisations
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ORCID iD |
Xiaolan Fu (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Fu X
(2016)
The Impact of Mobile Phone Technology on Agricultural Extension Services Delivery: Evidence from India
in The Journal of Development Studies
Fu X
(2012)
COMPUTERISATION AND EFFICIENCY OF RURAL CREDIT COOPERATIVES: EVIDENCE FROM INDIA
in Journal of International Development
X Fu
(2007)
Rural e-services: participatory software and business models in rural e-finance
in ICT4D
X Fu
(2009)
Absorptive capacity and sustainability of technology intensive social innovations
in European Journal of Development Studies
X Fu
(2010)
Modern technologies for the rural
X Fu
(2009)
Do modern technologies work for the rural? Evidence from rural credit institutions in India
in World Development