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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a vital instrument for delivering a number of services such as education, healthcare and public services. Community wireless networks are community-centric telecommunication infrastructure developed to provide affordable communication for those who live in remote areas. This chapter discusses the role of Nepal Wireless in achieving socio economic development of rural communities by facilitating affordable Internet access. We analyze the challenges Nepal Wireless faced and articulate on the approaches it took to address those challenges such as lack of technical skills, appropriate technology and funding, difficult geographical terrains, unstable political situation, and expensive devices. In addition, we address the success and failure factors of this community-based ICT4D approach in order to guide similar endeavors. We conclude the chapter by some suggestions for policy makers, community developers, and academicians.

Abstract: Australian adult education faces challenges from changing demography, shift away from Eurocentrism, a changing sociopolitical climate, lack of financial resources, and rising expectations for education. The future will bring increased attention to environmental ...

This study refers to mathematical everyday knowledge of youngsters and adult, mainly women, studying basic education. The research seeks to identify mathematical issues of counting, measuring, proportion, volume and procedure in an everyday cooking situation. There are very few studies in Mexico about how women, with few years of formal education, solve problems and use their mathematical knowledge. The study's theoretical framework is social constructivism; it also has a conceptual framework of ethno mathematics, a cognitive framework of communities of practice and then a qualitative methodological framework of constructivism. The purpose is to explore the mathematical knowledge of new students upon entry to formal adult education. The field work includes 25 clinical-critical interviews with young and adult women (19) and young boys (6) from different rural and urban communities in the State of Guanajuato. The interviews explore how women cook "mole", a typical sophisticated Mexican dish made of more than 3 different "chillies" and many other ingredients, around 10, for parties like weddings and christenings. Also 6 young men were interviewed exploring how they build a wall at their house. Results show a functional use of all mathematical concepts from literacy level to ninth grade.