telecentre.org

Meddie Mayanja
  • Male
  • Ottawa
  • Canada
Share 

Meddie Mayanja's Friends

Meddie Mayanja's Groups

 

Meddie Mayanja's Page

Gifts Received

Gift

Meddie Mayanja has not received any gifts yet

Give Meddie Mayanja a Gift

Latest Activity

Further to Shipra's question about network capacity building there is a new publication: the Network Management Guide. I think with this publication, telecentre networks have immortalized what they have learned from experience about network build...
November 24
Shipra - thanks for raising this issue I think telecentre networks will be the centres of action in the next couple of years. They will have to organise the community _ as is been the case, engage private and public sector partners for resources ...
November 23
I think documentation and effective communication is equally a key challenge. It has already been. Telecentre community and networks (with support institutions) need to engage is systematic research about the impact of what they do. You see, the ...
November 23
Agree with Jimmy. I think during the last 5 yrs, there has been alot of organizing the community internally and establishing process, services and relationships for sharing experiences - working together. For most part, the telecentre community h...
November 23
Alain and Polly make very interesting comments. I would like to add... Essentially these are noble aspirations. Yes, telecentre.org Foundation can be what you describe. Does it possess the necessary human, financial and knowledge resources .... Y...
November 23
Here we will hold our online consultation from the 12th till 30th November, 2009. Please do participate and help shape the future of telecentre.org. Follow the discussion via email, by clicking the 'follow' link on the right hand side panel.
November 23
A blog post by Meddie Mayanja was featured
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MinFA) would establish tele-centres for farmers in rural areas of the country to provide modern facilities of communication and to enhance agri-sector performance. The MinFA and Intel Microsoft Company agreed ...
August 26
Meddie Mayanja added 2 blog posts
August 26

Profile Information

The categories that best represent me (select all that apply). Note that you can create a separate profile for your organization:
International development agency
Organization
IDRC
Job Title
Senior Program Officer, telecentre.org
About Me (biography and organization description)
telecentre.org is an initiative of people who want to build the capacity of people working in telecentres around the world. Its jointly supported by IDRC, Microsoft and SDC.
Areas of interest/expertise and types of services provided:
Networking and strengthening telecentres around the world
Website
http://www.telecentre.org
Blog
http://www.digitaldivide.net/blog/Meddie
Street Address
150 Kent Street
City (or closest town or municipality)
Ottawa
Country
Canada
Region
North America
Languages (in order of preference):
English, French, Arabic
Agreement with telecentre.org terms of use
I agree with telecentre.org terms of use (available at: http://telecentrecommunity.ning.com/xn/detail/2086278:Note:6845)

Meddie Mayanja's Photos

Loading…

Meddie Mayanja's Blog

Meddie Mayanja

18 more Telecentres to Boost Rural Access in Rwanda

Kigali, Aug 25, 2009 (The New Times/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- Rwanda Development Board's Information Technology has a directorate whose focus is enabling rural communities access basic ICT services for the purposes of boosting their levels of competitiveness.

As part of this empowerment drive, RDB-IT has been installing rural telecentres throughout the country.

It recently added 18 more telecentres under its community and rural access outreach programmes. The New Times' Fred Oluoc… Continue

Posted on August 26, 2009 at 9:48am —

Meddie Mayanja

Pakistan to start 50 telecentres

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MinFA) would establish tele-centres for farmers in rural areas of the country to provide modern facilities of communication and to enhance agri-sector performance. The MinFA and Intel Microsoft Company agreed to launch information facilities for farmers at tele-centres, established in rural areas by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Initially 50 Tele-centres would be established in rural areas all over the country.

The decision to this effect was taken… Continue

Posted on August 26, 2009 at 9:46am —

Meddie Mayanja

2nd International MAN@eLA Awards for Exemplary Open Education Resources (OER) Practices for Development

The MERLOT Africa Network (MAN) and its network of partners announce the Call-for-Nominations for the 2nd International MAN@eLA Awards for Exemplary Open Education Resources (OER) Practices for Development.

These prestigious awards are presented annually to organizations, individuals, online educational resources and authoring software tools dedicated to advancing development in Africa, and recognize three categories of excellence: (1) Leadership Award to an individual or group that has made si… Continue

Posted on April 21, 2009 at 3:37pm —

Meddie Mayanja

How to reduce telecentre costs and management challenges

I suspect some of you have already read about NComputing. The company has a ground breaking solution to computer challenges telecentres face. Its simple to deploy, compatible with standard software, highly
efficient - consuming 95% less electricity than a typical PC and significantly easier to manage and cheap (starting at around $70 per seat).

Ncomputing solution is based on the fact that today's PCs are so powerful that the vast majority of applications only use a small fraction of the comput… Continue

Posted on February 20, 2009 at 11:52am — 1 Comment

Meddie Mayanja

French telecentre leaders forum gets underway - FETEMA gets donation

The "Forum des Leaders de Telecentres Francophone" FLTF started here in Bamako, Mali today with commitment from government of Mali to improve communication infrastructure and ensure that telecentres get access to the internet when they want to. This was said by Dr. Iam Diallo with the Ministry of Communication as he opened the first French TLF. The event has attracted more 60 telecentre practitioners, network leaders and development organizations from Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Congo Brazzaville… Continue

Posted on December 2, 2008 at 5:30pm —

Comment Wall (15 comments)

You need to be a member of telecentre.org to add comments!

Join this Ning Network

At 7:18am on March 30, 2009, Jacob Baiden Odame said…
Having problem with the hyperlink. But please enter the link in the browser. The discussion topic is: 'STRENTHENING AFRICAN TELECENTRES - Creating a stronger Union. It is in the African telecentres group.

http://www.telecentre.org/group/africantelecentres/forum/topics/strenthening-african?page=1&commentId=2086278%3AComment%3A25194&x=1#2086278Comment25194

thanks.
At 7:14am on March 30, 2009, Jacob Baiden Odame said…
Dear Medie,

Please try and follow the link below. It leads to anj important discussion I started last year. I am now getting reponse from people who are beginning to see what I meant. I hope you will be a key person to stimulate the interest so we can start something.



Thanks.
At 4:20am on March 10, 2009, W. M. C. R. K. Dissanayake said…
Dear Meddie,

Year of English & Information Technology 2009 – Sri Lanka.

Lunama Village is situated near the coastal plain 150 miles far to the down south from Colombo, The capital of Sri Lanka. The main carrier of this villagers are agriculture and fishing industry. DFOLRL [ District Foundation of Literacy at Rural Level ] organization had started and also that organization started an ICT center of that village in year 2005. Specially rural people can develop their IT knowledge and they can achieve communication facilities from this center as well as they can use Internet and E mail facilities from this. Not only that but also this center helped to develop agriculture and fishing industry. And also information services. Specially build up computer knowledge of this rural children. And also helped from IT technology for the people that doing some different different self employments.

As well as we are launching a developing programme among our villagers. Specially among our children’s while that we had done special. Nutrition and Feeds. We educate them how to start own cultivation in their gardens by this we hope get nutritional value and tasty foods.

Already rural children had represented to international examinations like e citizen ICDL. Now a days they are following their education with successfully by using computers.
Our organization had got some steps to develop the different government officers and many other parties through out the ICT subject in our district. This year has named as ICT and English language year, by the government. But now these children have a problem. That is they can’t get global knowledge directly because they haven’t good English knowledge.

All Children and youngers who connect with us is studying the English language as subject of their Schools. But they have less chances to use English. Because of that this children weren’t able to be clever in English.

But we try to use the English through the Village. Then we can develop the English knowledge of the people in our Village. and also we try to help them through information technology.

So we kindly ask upon from you please give your ideas and proposals to us, to develop this conditions.


01 The people who can spend their vacation in Sri Lanka and should have a ability to develop the English knowledge of our village children.

02 If you cant do like that you can discuss deferrent idea with our members in Virtual society and can improve their English knowelege by writing to a social Network.

03 If you are a manger of a Tele center you can connect your Tele center holders to our ICT Mini Campus virtual society and can exchange global knowledge.

04 About the online courses you know and that can introduce to our children

05 About the BPO Online jobs that can do by join in with you are center.

If you can help us from one above suggestions please write us. Your ideas will be very valuable for us to bright our childrens Future.

W.M.C.R.K Disanayaka,
D F O L R L Organization,
I C T Mini Campus Virtual Society
ict.minicampus@gmail.com
At 4:58pm on March 7, 2009, Bhakta Raj Ranjit said…
Dear Meddie,

Very useful information and guidance. Could anyone help me(for Synergy Nepal) to develop such interent that generate funds?
Bhaktaraj
from Nepal
At 11:11pm on January 31, 2009, Wangchuk Chungyalpa said…
Hi Meddie,
I hope we can network. Your blog entries are very interesting ... and in fact quite applicable to my own discussion forum on telecentre.org.

Cheers !
At 12:05pm on January 10, 2009, Rooa Al Daman said…
thank you alot Am ready to work for facing the challenge
At 8:45am on December 20, 2008, Rooa Al Daman said…
Hi Meddie. Ihop to be your friend
At 6:39pm on December 18, 2008, Rasha El Baz said…
Dear Meddie,
miss you a lot. how are you, hope you are doing well.
regards
Rasha
At 6:22pm on December 18, 2008, Ian Pringle said…
Hi Meddie, Nice to be in contact. I hope you're well. Thanks for the good wishes. Same to you and yours. I hope we can connect at some point in 2009. Cheers, ian.
At 4:23pm on December 11, 2008, mountaser abd alrhman omer said…
hello meddie
how are you?
 
 

Initiatives

Latest Activity

Press Releases On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Secretary-Genera... (3 December 2009) SG/SM/12654-OBV/842-HR/5009 Secretary-General Designates Stevie Wonder as United Nations Messen... (1 December 2009) Note No. 6234 Photos h...
1 hour ago
Telecentres are providing immense services to the promotion of education.Students of all disciplines and societies use the various services of telecentres for their assignments and communications.We may highlight educational activities in this group.
1 hour ago
Kalana S Meneripitiya searching for new friends
2 hours ago
Here we will hold our online consultation from the 12th till 30th November, 2009. Please do participate and help shape the future of telecentre.org. Follow the discussion via email, by clicking the 'follow' link on the right hand side panel.
3 hours ago
Mission2011: Building a Sustainable ICT-Based Information and Knowledge System for the Poor and the Marginalised by the 40th Anniversary of Bangladesh's Independence
3 hours ago
This group will bring notices/announcements of job and career opportunities in different ICT4D (and development) organizations around the World. Please feel free to post your notices here too.
3 hours ago
Dr. anupama saxena added a blog post
Hi Friends I have created the first ever movie of my life. Its available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK59Qg2NgZ8 It has a message. If you agree with it please help circulating it to bring in the required change. Much thanks Anupama Dr...
4 hours ago
tareq ahmed added 8 photos
14 hours ago
Niranjan Meegammana added a blog post
This paper presented in e-ASIA 2009, Colombo, Sri Lanka Niranjan Meegammana, Shilpa Sayura Foundation, niranjan@info.lk Rasika Sampath, e Fusion pvt ltd, rasikabin@info.lk V Murali Khrishna, Haldummulla Nenasala, murali@info.lk Keeriagolle Dhamma...
14 hours ago
Shipra Sharma added 2 blog posts
yesterday
yesterday
yesterday
Jatinder Handoo, Babanou abdelhadi, Senthamizhkanal and 1 more joined telecentre.org
yesterday
A blog post by Nabil Eid was featured
International Day of Disabled People on the third of December . “Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world” The third of December each year finds the world celebrating the Internati...
yesterday
yesterday
Syeda, Is there anything that I can do to help facilitate the discussion? Barbara
yesterday
From the Gift Store
yesterday
Interesting! :-))
on Thursday
Nabil Eid added a discussion to the group Telecentre for Disabilities
International Day of Disabled People on the third of December Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world” The third of December each year finds the world celebrating the Internationa...
on Thursday
Nabil Eid added a blog post
International Day of Disabled People on the third of December . “Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world” The third of December each year finds the world celebrating the Internati...
on Thursday
 

© 2009   Created by telecentre.org

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service