FAO can begin collaborating with other agencies in the implementation of small pilot projects designed to foster indigenous and appropriate use of the Internet in support of rural development. Private sector bodies that can assist in developing appropriate technologies to provide rural and agricultural communities with Internet services, as well as providing low-cost or donated equipment to assist with project initiatives. Educational institutions that can support Internet activities in rural areas in collaboration with rural stakeholders. Adopting a proactive strategy, and acting to bring the Internet to rural and agricultural communities in developing countries will help enable rural people to face the unprecedented challenges brought on by the changing global economy, dynamic political contexts, environmental degradation and demographic pressures. To deal with these challenges, and to make critical decisions, people at all levels of society, and especially the food insecure and the organizations that serve and represent them, must be able to access critical information and communicate.
Participatory development is fully dependent upon communication and information sharing processes.