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Forum News 10.2: Virtual Access - Taking the Super Highway

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Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have the potential to save people time, money and energy on unnecessary travel, and have been introduced to the rural transport sector as a non-transport solution to meeting information access needs. However the articles here suggest that ICTs not only provide a substitute for travel but can also act as a catalyst for change. ICTs have been observed to encourage greater transparency and participation in transport decision- making, to enhance the performance and efficiency of transport services, and to alter the face of mobility needs as travel patterns change to meet the new requirements of better informed communities.

Format: Bulletin
Date: October 2002
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