A national facsimile communications system to accelerate socio-economic development in developing nations : India, a case study /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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[College Station, Tex.] :
Reddi,
1977.
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| Online Access: | Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | Using the latest scientific and technological breakthroughs in the fields of information transfer and graphic arts for the benefit of the developing nations is the inherent characteristic of this national facsimile communications system. This system provides, when implemented, 5,213 Local Communications Centers in remote rural areas, as well as in urban areas, disseminating local, state, national, and international current events and educational, cultural, professional and entrepreneurial communication, which act as great multipliers in socio-economic development, in hard copy form to 200 million literate people in India and hundreds of millions in other developing nations, which cannot meet the UNESCO set 'minimum standards' for communications. Over a hundred nations are in this category across three continents with a combined population of over 2 1/2 billions or 70% of the world's total. The system synthesized will provide hard copy communication as inexpensive as $0.003 (Rs 0.03)/copy/day based on capital and yearly expenditure requirements of $2.50 and $9.20/copy, generating a total gross income of $1.3 billion against gross production costs of 527 million, while covering 58 million homes. These expenditures in turn create a ripple effect in the economy. The system eliminates time and transportation constraints and costs in disseminating information to remote rural areas at the speed of light. The hierarchial information subsystems are analyzed to establish an information flow transfer model. The major system production function is optimized.. |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Interdisciplinary Engineering." Vita. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 234 leaves : illustrations, map ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 232-233). |