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As an information scientist, the need for technology when accessing,
processing and disseminating information is of particular interest following
these motivations. Every effort must be made to assist rural women with the
access and use of information in their development pursuits. In other words,
ICTs amongst rural women should enrich their daily lives as a matter of
course, utilizing their efficiency and effectiveness.
1.5 Aim/Purpose of the study
An aim functions as an ideal, and indicates the direction of the research in
question. Based on an aim, a study is able to translate and process a set of
objectives. Broadly speaking, this study set out to investigate and identify
ICTs that provide access to (and use of) information, enhance quality of life,
and improve the economic standards of rural women, by conceptualising a
model for the development, management, exploitation and use of ICTs in an
African rural environment. As the study is a comparative analysis of Kenya
and South Africa, this aim is conceptualised with the two countries in mind,
although the accruing principals could be applied to rural set-ups in any
African environment.
1.6 Objectives of the study
Objectives are specific steps used in order to find a solution to a given
problem. They are derived from the aim or purpose of a study, and are by
nature specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely. Additionally,
objectives present the expected outcomes of the research study in question.
Their role is to guide action.
As a result, objectives are precise statements of intended activities that the
study utilises in order to achieve the set aims of the study, and must be
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