Constraints and Challenges of ICT in rural areas

Most ICT equipment depends on electrical power. In Our country South Africa, electricity is available in towns and in very few rural areas (where over 70 per cent of the population
live). Rural electrification amounts to only 20 per cent of the
national coverage.
It is clear that only a few elite schools are well advanced in ICT infrastructure, including connection to the Internet. The average student-computer ratio for institutions has been
surveyed at 50 students per computer; in some cases, a single computer is shared by over 300.

The following observations are made:
• There is a need for better co-ordination in ICT training in the country.
• There is a need to recognise the value of intellectual assets, if south Africa is to become a full participant in the knowledge society.
• There is a need to find financing for ICT innovations, in order to turn them into productive enterprises. Developing countries rely on computer on their daily life, computer internet makes live easier in terms of banking, transferring money, buying and communication through mail.