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Many of these were established as pilots, but were unable to operate without external funding and were often declared failures. And some of them probably were, particularly those that focussed exclusively on ICT as a technology, rather than on how the centres could contribute to improving livelihoods. The purpose of this paper is to explore how some centres, namely \u201cBangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) Gonokendra\u201d in three villages of Bangladesh, influenced socio-economic development.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study was informed by the Heeks and Molla\u2019s extended information chain model and Sen\u2019s \u201cdevelopment as freedom\u201d. The field study was undertaken in three BRAC Gonokendras located in different villages in rural Bangladesh.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>While the authors found that the centres contributed to socio-economic development, this contribution was limited by social constraints, hindering the well-being of individuals and families. 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