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Organization

Rural Knowledge Network-Salamieh Telecentre & Studeis Centre for Handicapped Research

Job Title

Director

About Me (biography and organization description)

Nabil Eid
Who has a successful record of accomplishment and experience in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for development rural community.
He served at the National ICT Training Strategy for Syria, under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Communication and Technology in Syria and the UNDP / -Syria Office (2004). This included the launch of many Telecentres and ICT programs, such as Rural Knowledge Network “Reefnet project ", Rural Mobile Computer Training (E-BAG), its impact on scientific and socio-economic development.
Nabil contributed in many national, regional, global initiatives. and currently works at Salamieh Telecentre Director. He is assisting the Reefnet project in launching in new initiatives such as writing the project document Rational, proposals, budgets, plan and …etc. He is also chairman of Studies Centre for Handicapped Research (SCHR) organization to help and development all the persons with disabilities to use ICT.
Mr. Eid is also responsible for developing rural communities in Middle East and North Africa (TC-MENA) region and participates in Eastern Africa telecentres movement.
Nabil holds a Master degree in engineering from University of Aleppo, Syria. In addition, holds a depth studies in Information and Communication Technology and computer systems. In addition, he is author to many books & articles and programs in ICT4D PWD.
Mr. Eid holds several training and workshops certificates from different organization such as UNDP, ESCWA, Telecentre.org, universities, NGOs and Institutes such as Leadership community development certificate.

Areas of interest/expertise and types of services provided:

Area of Expertise:
ICT for Development Rural Community
ICT4D Rural (women's, Youth, Children, Persons with Disabilitties)
ICT Policy
ICTs in nonformal education
Training and capacity building
Website:
www.reefnet.gov.sy
www.caihand.org
Conferences Papers, and My Participants :
1- Speaker: Workshop Telecentre Leaders Forum Amman, 15 and 16 July 2009, The meeting is jointly organized by The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia ( UN-ESCWA), Telecentre.org, World Links- Arab Region and ICT Trust fund (UNDP/MCIT Egypt) in partnership with Jordanian MCIT.
2- Speaker: Conference on Regional Follow-up to the Outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society, Damascus, 16-18 June 2009, ESCWA Region.
3- Participatnt: Workshop on Knowledge Shaing and Networking in the ESCWA Region, Beirut, Lebaon from 17 to 19 December 2008
4- Participant: TLF MENA –Egypt, Cairo 'Networking and knowledge Sharing key for the growth of telecentres in MENA (Egypt, Sudan, Yemen). 19-20 November 2008 . Workshop MENA.
5- Participant: SUDAN - Khartoum 08-12 June 2008 . 5th EATLF conference.
The East African Telecentre leaders Forum (EATLF) telecentre practitioners from Syria, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Sudan etc….
6- Participant: Malaysia -Kuala Lumpur 07-14Dec 2007. Telecentre Leader’s Forum (TLF) workshop for and about telecentre leaders from around the world. and Third Global Knowledge GKIII, GKP.
7- Participant: Damascus 03 Dec 2007, Draft a national plan for care and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and their participation in the development process.
8- Participant: Middle East and North Africa Telecentre stakeholders’ Consultation Workshop, Cairo Egypt on December 5 –7 2006 Organized by telecentre.org and ICTDAR.
9- Participant: ICTARB project Information & Communication Technology in the Arab Region for Blind on 7th of September 2005.
10- Participant: Regional Programme, is actively involved in the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis 16-19 November 2005.
11- Participant: November 2005: The Information & Communication Technology for Development in Arab Region (ICTDAR), UNDP’s
12- Participant: August 1999: Helping Severe cases of Multiply Handicapped Blind Children to enjoy better life.
13- Participant: May 1996: Paper about motor rehabilitation and the use of ICT by new methods. Beirut,Lebanon
14- Participant: September 1994: Use ICT4 hearing disability in Arab workshop conference. Syria ,Damascus.

Website

http://www.salamieh4dev.sy

Blog

http://www.caihand.org

Email (please note that this website is public, including your profile information)

nabieid@gmail.com

Phone

+963 955572873

Street Address

Cultural Centre Str.

City (or closest town or municipality)

Salamieh

Country

Syria

Region

Asia

Languages (in order of preference):

English

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