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What would be the next to internet?
Hi, my speculation on what would be the next after internet is something that enhances our telepathic ability.Imagine a system that helps as connect directly (mind to mind) without modems,fibre optic…
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Developing and sustaining a not-for-profit telecentre
hi,curtis.Your dossier is quite insiteful.Imay have to vist your centre before i set up mine.Thank you.
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Developing and sustaining a not-for-profit telecentre
Hi Sandra, thanks for the response.Would you or anybody in the community have practical experience on such a venture?
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Developing and sustaining a not-for-profit telecentre
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Dear community, I have just completed a government sponsored training on starting an ICT centre in a small rural town called Mbita in Kenya.The government will provide the initial set up capital in f…
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mpagi Oct 24.
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Hi, my speculation on what would be the next after internet is something that enhances our telepathic ability.Imagine a system that helps as connect directly (mind to mind) without modems,fibre optics,etc.Think of Dr. Dolittle -the movie.
sandra thank you for answering my questions but not deeply answered soon i wil get back to youl. thank you
Hello Mpagi, many discussions revolving around how telecentres can help fight poverty in developing countries have already been carried out. Actually, i already did conduct a discussion about this. Click here to find it.
Also, i noticed you raised…
dear comrads, I want as also to differeciate btn developement and sustainable development, in establishing telecenters is it sustainable or it is not. thank you
developement is a broad term so if you define it as growth will not make the real meaning of developement, so I would like sandra to have a discussion on development and how can telecenters fight poverty in developing countries where almost 80% does…
Robert and Kurtis,
Allow me to add few other issues for sustainability of such a project from my thirteen years of working with Telecentres/Community Multimedia Centres(CMC) in Uganda.
First as Kurtis has mentioned, the CMC has a duty to serve the…
Thank you Alan you seem to have practical solution to this question. Please be informed that this is not a challenge to Robert only but to other members too. So i would suggest that you just advice on what yo know even b4 Robert request for the same…
Hi Robert
If your community is unable to afford anything apart from their food, you have a series issue selling ICTs. believe me you will incur loss and may not be able to pay your dues. But if there is a will there is a way.
1. Try working with yo…
hi,curtis.Your dossier is quite insiteful.Imay have to vist your centre before i set up mine.Thank you.
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This problem prevails in most of telecentres of rural areas of developing countries as rural areas need all kind of urgent services but population density is very low, their affordability is negligible and so on. It does not mean that there is no so…
Hi Robert,
You may agree with me that you are a lucky man to get all this advice for free, they are deep full of years of experience and wisdom.
Let me start by reminding you of a common saying in my community that the way to a mans heart is throu…
Robert what is the need you are going to address. Something must have stirred you up to want to set up this centre. And this something should not continue to be abstract it must be a proven need with proper research in form of information needs asse…
Providing e-governance services is a good approach. But for that Governemtn must work and place the various systems online.
In additon ICT education to rural kids , youths, sr citizen; digital photography , video recording & editing etc are other go…
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- I write business plans for a living.am currently pursuing two projects with potential benefit to rural areas-one is setting up a Pasha centre in Mbita Point in Kenya while the other is setting up a commercial grain bank in Awendo Township in Kenya.Out side work i play chess scrable,soccer and likes making friends.
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- At 6:06am on October 6, 2009,
Francis Mwathi said… - Hi Robert
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Evaluation plays vital role for smooth implementation of telecentre and helps to ensure sustainability. Evaluation keeps telecentre’s activities on track and guide to achieve objectives. It helps to learn from mistakes and take right step for next.
Hi all, came across this and deemed it would be interesting to share here: International Telecommunication Union has said it wants negotiators at the Copenhagen talks to recognize the role information communication and technology will play to reduce…
Welcome aboard Debby and Hi Barbara,
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Centre of Excellence for Rural Informatics, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) is launching eLamai; a telecentre based project for the Long Lamai and surrounding villages. please find the program book in attachment
Tareq, I agree with your suggestions, particularly the knowledge hub one... I think that apart from being a dissemination centre, the hub could be used as a sensitization centre to make the masses aware of safer environmental practices and avoid pol…
Dear Jimmy and Niranjan, I missed the feedback, lesson leant part and TC's participation part in my Previous diagram. Thanks for your valuable suggestions and diagram.
For M&E purpose we regularly collect challenge and achievement reports from the telecetre. It helps us to understand the real scenario of project implementation process and also helps the telecentre worker to identify strategy for overcoming challen…
Dear All, Thanks for your valuable comments. I believe that an effective feedback mechanism is also important for effective M&E activities. In D.Net we do M&E activities regularly and share our findings and feedback with telecentre operators through…
The video portraits the summery of the presentation "Extending Borders, Opening Minds: Building Capacity through E-Learning strategies and methodologies in Bangladesh" in the event "Changing Media, Changing Society: Media and the Millennium Developm…
Hi
The following article I did appeared sometimes back in a Sri Lankan Newspaper
http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=50065
Hope you will enjoy this and share your views.
THE PARADOX OF LOGIC & CREATIVITY
A g…
Telecentres can serve as the hub for communication and information in their respective villages or communities before, during and after disasters and other forms of fortuitous events, whether natural or otherwise.
Since in every country there are a…
Telecentres can serve as the hub for communication and information in their respective villages or communities before, during and after disasters and other forms of fortuitous events, whether natural or otherwise.
Since in every country there are a…
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