Challenges and Opportunities for ICT Applications in Rural ...
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Some Prior Subjects <strong>for</strong> further R & D1). Strategic problems to bridg<strong>in</strong>g digital divide <strong>in</strong> rural<strong>and</strong> agricultural field- Adoption <strong>for</strong> <strong>ICT</strong> by farmers <strong>and</strong> rural <strong>in</strong>dustries, countermeasures<strong>for</strong> the promotion;- Development of appropriate <strong>and</strong> af<strong>for</strong>dable IT technology <strong>for</strong> local<strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation servers <strong>and</strong> farmers- Development of <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation advisory service <strong>in</strong>dustries <strong>for</strong> localmanagers <strong>and</strong> farmers- Provide tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>for</strong> local end users2). Extension of <strong>ICT</strong> technology <strong>for</strong> rural areas- Broadb<strong>and</strong>- Mobil systems- Location based services- Open source technology- Web technology3). IACS, traceability, precision farm<strong>in</strong>g- Control systems <strong>in</strong> Agriculture- <strong>ICT</strong> to support food safety <strong>and</strong> product traceability- Precision farm<strong>in</strong>g4). E-ruralE- E-work <strong>and</strong> e-bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong> rural regions- New tools <strong>in</strong> rural development- <strong>ICT</strong> application <strong>in</strong> tourism development <strong>in</strong> rural areas- Distance learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> its roll <strong>in</strong> rural development5). Application <strong>ICT</strong> <strong>for</strong> agriculture- Spatial In<strong>for</strong>mation Technology (GPS, GIS, RS) <strong>for</strong> ruralresources <strong>and</strong> environment management <strong>and</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>g- In<strong>for</strong>mation systems <strong>for</strong> management- Web technologies <strong>for</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess- Open source solution <strong>for</strong> farmersConclusion Remarks<strong>ICT</strong> as one of the fast chang<strong>in</strong>g advanced technologies hasbrought world-wide impacts <strong>and</strong> emerged as a <strong>for</strong>ce modernagriculture <strong>and</strong> food production over the past two decades. It owesits success to the developments <strong>in</strong> microelectronics <strong>and</strong> softwaresystems through personal computers, l<strong>in</strong>ked to Internet; mobiletelephones <strong>and</strong> global position<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> geographic <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mationsystem popularization. It is already become common items <strong>in</strong>agricultural sectors <strong>in</strong> some parts of the world. More <strong>in</strong>telligentmach<strong>in</strong>es <strong>and</strong> processes are becom<strong>in</strong>g reachable based onanalysis of human behaviour. Multiple services were per<strong>for</strong>med toidentify reason why <strong>ICT</strong> is not adapted as much as predicted <strong>in</strong>many countries <strong>and</strong> rural areas. Reduc<strong>in</strong>g the digital divide <strong>in</strong>develop<strong>in</strong>g countries <strong>and</strong> various rural regions is a crucialchallenge. It should be worthy concern by the APCEAM <strong>in</strong> furtheractivities to promote the regional agricultural eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong>mechanization technology cooperation, <strong>and</strong> agro-<strong>in</strong>dustrydevelopment as well.Welcome toOlympics ofAgriculturalEng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>GoldenBeij<strong>in</strong>g !2004 CIGROct.11 – 14http://www.2004cigr.orgScientific Programs of 2004 CIGR, Beij<strong>in</strong>gSESSION I<strong>in</strong> conjunction with the 7th Inter-regionalconference on environment & water.SESSION II <strong>in</strong> conjunction with the 1st Technical Symposiumof CIGR Section VIISESSION III <strong>in</strong> conjunction with 1st Technical Symposium ofCIGR Section VII – (IT <strong>for</strong> Agriculture)SESSION IV: Conservation tillage <strong>and</strong> Susta<strong>in</strong>able SmallFarm<strong>in</strong>gSESSION V:FORUM onEquipment & Facilities Technologies <strong>for</strong> ModernAgricultureDevelopment Strategy of ABE Discipl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>and</strong>EducationThank you!
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