Information and Communication Technologies and Rural Development Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) introduce a new relationship between time and space. Do the nascent possibilities of tele work distant access to public services and e commerce offer both realistic and innovating perspectives for rural development Are ICTs a threat rather than an opportunity for rural areas Will these technologies increase the attractiveness of rural and remote areas or will they reinforce the influence of urban ones. ICTs and Rural Development sets out to answer these questions. Field research conducted in Canada France Ireland the United Kingdom and t