New Technology in Rural Areas

In the present time many people believe that the introduction of new technology is a regular occurance and shouldn't be much of a challenge. But the fact remains that in rural areas it is an exponentially more difficult task and takes longer because of the variety of factors that need to be taken into account.

The first and most important is the mindset of the people in the target area, their financial status and their cultural  habits. In technologically backward area the primary roadblock for new technology is old tradition. Also, people in these rural areas tend to be very distant from the rest of the world and they are in some sense not even directly under the control of the government and therefore may have a different, even contradictory set of goals for the development of their community.

Another is that the technology that gets delivered to these areas is generally on one of the two extremes: experimental or outdated. The may be beneficial, but often end up being harmful to the community.

These are a small portion of the challenges that introduction of new technology in backward areas.