Development of E-village in Pakistan

Abstract

The correlation between information and communication technology (ICT), and economic growth is well-known and its use for development is already an established goal by UN in the developing countries. Its use in Pakistani villages where approximately 70 % of the population presents many challenges such as lack of connectivity, education and electricity. The planners should not only provide high speed networks but ensure that it can provide the services for the betterment of people living in Pakistani villages. It should also deliver and educate people in the villages by way of web based education and distance learning. The purpose of this paper is to review the efforts made by Pakistan Social Association (PSA) in establishing an E-village in Pakistan by discussing its concept, mission, objective and implementation strategy. The paper also discusses the initial results of their efforts in establishing the first E-village at Mera Bagwal and details of future work.