An economic impact study was conducted in 1990 to determine the regional economic impact of the Lake Texoma sportfishery. Lake Texoma, a 36,000‐hectare impoundment of the Red River on the Oklahoma‐Texas border, is nationally recognized for its striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fishery. Angler expenditures were estimated using data from mail, telephone, and roving creel surveys. The IMPLAN (IMpact Analysis for PLANning) modelling system was used to evaluate the effect of fishing expenditures on the regional economy (seven counties bordering the reservoir). In 1990, Lake Texoma anglers contributed an estimated $25.641 million in fishing expenditures to the regional economy. An economic impact analysis indicated that angler expenditures were directly associated with $13.56 million in value added (personal income plus indirect business taxes) and 417 jobs in the impact region. Potential impacts (considering indirect and induced effects) of angler expenditures included up to $57.392 million in total business sales; $23.273 million in value added; and 718 jobs. Nonregional anglers visiting the reservoir to fish for striped bass accounted for 77% of the total expenditures. Factors that influence striped bass fishing activity on Lake Texoma (e.g., habitat alterations, management actions) could have substantial effects on the regional economy.
Two rural ICT telecentre projects are under way in Nepal. One small‐scale project focuses on a few communities participating in a social mobilisation programme and has the aim of deepening the socio‐economic impact of the programme. The other is a national pilot project involving around 15 communities with the aim of eventually rolling out to a nationwide implementation in hundreds of villages. As social mobilisation encompasses several aspects of communities that are thought to influence the development outcomes of rural telecentres, the two projects offer an opportunity to develop the process of social mobilisation into a methodology for preparing communities to make the most of a telecentre that will then be capable of implementing an agreed development agenda. Such a methodology, known as Infomobilisation, will help scale up telecentre implementations so that they can achieve their development objectives.
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