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Work item:
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Y.4218 (ex Y.SRC)
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Subject/title:
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IoT and ICT requirements for deployment of smart services in rural communities
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Status:
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Approved on 2023-05-07 [Issued from previous study period]
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Approval process:
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AAP
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Type of work item:
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Recommendation
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Version:
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New
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Equivalent number:
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Timing:
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Liaison:
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ISO/TC 268; CEN-CENELEC-ETSI Coordination Group 'Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities' (SSCC-CG), ITU-D
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Supporting members:
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Summary:
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There are numerous efforts underway to provide the necessary tools for the transformation into smart cities, but similar efforts are not observed with the transformation to smart rural communities. This is considered a digital divide in most developing countries where the population in those rural areas is mainly dependent on agriculture, forestry, dairy production, fisheries, livestock farming, etc., for its livelihood. They have limited access to good hospitals, schools, banks etc. in the rural areas, which can have an impact on the quality of their life. As a result, there is continued migration from rural to urban areas in search of higher paid jobs, better education and improved health care. These issues can be alleviated by bridging the digital divide, which may be achieved by enhancing the access of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services (telephony as well as high speed Internet) in rural communities. As the ICT density, both voice and Internet is lower in rural areas compared to urban ones, therefore a high speed communication network may be established as a backbone for providing reliable ICT services. Provisioning of high speed internet facilities at the household or local community level will open new opportunities for the rural population in a number of diverse fields.
The perspective of every household having access to at least one smart phone with a minimum set of required features and the internet may enable access to various online services, thereby reducing the digital divide.
This Recommendation aims to contribute to bridge the digital divide by establishing the ICT and IoT requirements for deployment of smart services (such as e-Government, tele-health, tele-education, precision agriculture etc.) in rural communities.
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Comment:
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First registration in the WP:
2016-08-09 08:05:55
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Last update:
2023-02-21 09:31:33
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