Ict policies in Developing Countries: An Evaluation with the Extended Design‐Actuality Gaps Framework

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Research Sites 
Research Sites includes urban and rural areas in and around Islamabad, Lahore and Multan 
regions. These cities are surrounded by several rural and underdeveloped towns and villages 
that lack access to basic ICT infrastructure and services. The ICT infrastructure disparities 
within close proximities made these sites ideal for this research. These disparities ensured 
widest possible responses in how citizens understood and explained the actuality of ICT 
growth. 
ICT Coverage Area 
ICT coverage area in Pakistan (white space within the country boundaries represents 
coverage area) - The current ICT services coverage area is about 60% of the geographical 
spread of the nation. The ICT coverage map is a good indication of the population 
distribution across Pakistan. Most the population is traditionally spread close to water bodies 
such as rivers, lakes or sea coast in Pakistan. The Indus River flows from North to South in 
Pakistan and the map clearly depicts the path of this river as well as coverage on the coast 
line in south. Most of this coverage is through wireless networks such as cell phones and 
microwave rely antennas for TV and radio broadcasts. However, this spread is not uniform in 
several respects. Even within the broadly defined “coverage areas” there are situations where 
access to only the most basic forms of ICT are available if at all, i.e., wireless voice 
telephony and radio.

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