Abstract: 'The telecentre movement is growing. The East African telecentre leaders Forum organised by Ugabyte and Telecentre.org proved this in their workshop held here in Kampala October 5 to 7 2006. The movement is slowly but surely establishing a network of telecentre operators all over the world. The East African Community or call it Federation is providing an opportunity to easily mobilise telecentres in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. Focusing on the East African region is not more...
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Abstract: 'Commercial telecentres are fully sustainable in many urban areas where a number of specific conditions apply. In sparsely populated rural areas, sustainability is difficult to achieve because infrastructure may be lacking and because local demand is scattered and has limited purchasing power. Even in urban areas commercial telecentres cannot afford to provide public service goods, like informal adult or remedial education, to serve the special needs of low income people and disenfranc more...
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Abstract: 'A range of important issues is linked to the operation and success of telecenters. These include: sustainability, community relevance, government policy, information and community technology, research, community partnerships and participation, telecenter objectives, and business planning. This chapter concentrates on sustainability and training. Based on data collected from Australia and South Africa to Hungary and Canada — and from various project documents — it describes some of more...
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Abstract: 'The School Telecentres Management Resources have various resources available that are tailor-made to assist heads of schools and telecentre managers with the planning and operation of school-based telecentres. Also included are a few resources that meet the needs of all telecentres. The resources focus on the following areas of telecentre management: Monitoring and evaluation; Financial management; Policies and operations; Telecentre guides; Professional development for telecentre sta more...
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The 'Telecentre in a Box' is a robust, user-friendly, 'turnkey' configuration of several networked PCs providing a variety of Internet utilities/applications, instant access to practical e-commerce utilities, easy to use local administration tools, and globally accessible administration and information tracking tools (extremely useful for evaluation purposes).
The 'telecentre in a Box' is designed for installation and applications in rural areas of developing countries, and can be administere more...
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Abstract: 'This article reviews the progress towards universal access to telephony and other information projects in South Africa between 1996, when the last Telecommunications Act was passed, and 2000. It draws on the results of the Telecentre 2000 study and the Community ICT research project.
The Telecentre programme of the Universal Service Agency (USA) is examined in detail, with statistics on the progress of their 65 telecentres being provided. This programme is critiqued, focusing both more...
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Abstract: 'Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are playing an increasingly important role in Azarbaijan's social, economic and political development. At the present time, the ICT sector is one of the most rapidly developing in the country and is receiving growing attention from a number of national and international institutions.
Global experience clearly indicates that Information and Communication Technologies are an effective tool for assisting a country's successful developm more...
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