This document discusses appropriate technologies for rural areas in Tanzania. It notes challenges like poor infrastructure, lack of technical support, and sparse populations. It recommends focusing on locally-browsable content systems and multimedia centers to develop local content that can be shared without permanent internet connections. A common model uses store-and-forward for semi-disconnected email services that can be relayed through various means like buses, trains, radios without a physical internet link. The conclusions are that local communication is more important and cheaper than global connectivity, and rural areas do not always need broadband but should grow at their own pace.

1. Appropriate Technologies for the Rural Ali Ayub Kalufya Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology

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7. Information Service Architecture

12. General POP Architecture Store and Forward

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