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RUNetwork Pilot Project in Jamaica
Lead Organisation	CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SERVICE
Type of Project Activity	Project which enable ICT4D environment
Project URL	http://www.caisnet.org/jamaica_pilot_project.htm
Brief Description	A RUNetwork cafÃ© is a "shop" (Information CafÃ©) in a rural community that has the capability to connect to the Internet and has a library of CDâ€™s with appropriate information for the community. A Regional Information Broker (RIB) will be responsible for the exchange of information and the consolidation of local knowledge base. He/She will help farmers/community members to get information that they request to improve their livelihood. The RIB will also facilitate communication of the rural population with the Internet, provide computer training and other computer based services. Each site will be equipped with two desktop personal computers, with printer, scanner, digital camera, audio-visual recorder to facilitate the collection of information in the form of print, video and voice recordings, as well as sufficient infrastructure to connect to the Internet. Sufficient Information and communication technology (ICT) training to empower the community and RIB to make efficient use of the equipment and the Internet will be provided as necessary.
Contact name	NC
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Funding Agencies	Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Caribbean Agricultural Information Service (CAIS) German Center for Documentation and Information in Agriculture (ZADI)
Target Beneficiaries	Rural community
Start Date	1-01-2000
End Date	26-01-2007
Project Budget	NC
Current Status	Completed
Countr(ies) Involved	Jamaica
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Description of ICT Components
Millennium Development Goals
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RUNetwork Pilot Project in Jamaica