Title :
A study on the impact of websites in communicating science and technology information: With special reference to agricultural resources to farmers
Author :
Jothi, P. Sri ; Neelamalar, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Media Sci., Anna Univ., Chennai, India
Abstract :
Today the communication evolution brings greater linkage to the nations across the world. It helps and serves in access to information and improved communication is a crucial requirement for sustainable development in every field including science, technology, industries, agriculture etc. Modern scientific information by communication technologies like internet, when applied to circumstances in rural areas can help to improve communication and share knowledge and skills; Internet is a tool that gives access to a global information resource. This can enable rural communities to receive scientific information and technical support from other developed organization and communicators can offer relevant opportunities for interactive communication. Use of Internet can be an immense boost in encouraging community participation in decision making and help in agricultural researchers, farmers, extension managers, technical experts and other stake holders in sharing information. In order to achieve this parity it is very important to fill the gap between the information rich and information poor in villages. The study was done to analyze the situation and the communication necessity through internet for the farmers in the under developed villages.
Keywords :
Web sites; agriculture; sustainable development; Internet; Website; agricultural resource; communication evolution; farmer; information access; interactive communication; rural area; rural community; science and technology information; sustainable development; Agriculture; Communities; Educational institutions; Internet; Media; Organizations; Internet; agriculture; communication; farmers; rural; science and technology;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Control Engineering (ICECE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yichang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8162-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICECENG.2011.6057187