Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Oct 30, 2007	Tanzania Telecentre Network launched
The Tanzania Telecentre Network was launched at a meeting on 25 -27 October 2007 in Mwanza, Tanzania. Over 27 participants most from telecentres attended the meeting. The workshop was supported by the International Institute for Communication and Development , SwopNet and UgaBYTES ....... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Oct 23, 2007	Strengthening the Telecentre Movement in Tanzania
The East Africa Telecentre Leaders Forum (EATLF) discussions have started bearing fruits. The Tanzania Telecentre Network will be launched during a workshop on 25 - 27 October 2007. It was the decision of the second EATLF in October 2006 that countries form National telecentre networks. In...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Oct 23, 2007	NESsT leads discussion on Social Enterprise for telecentres
The online session of the East Africa Telecentre Leaders Forum (EATLF), is focusing on social enterprise and how to sustain telecentres. The discussion is lead by NESsT social enterprise director, Loic Comolli. NESsT  has for the past two years partnered with the International Development...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Oct 19, 2007	UgaBYTES Conducts Management Training for 12 telecentres
17th October: UgaBYTES held a management training workshop at Buganda telecentre. Over 30 participants from 12 telecentres attended the training. The telecentre managers from the districts of Kampala, Wakiso, Mukono and Mpigi attended the lively and rich sessions. The workshop handled four...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Oct 3, 2007	Sengerema telecentre receives 220 computers for rural communities
SENGEREMA Telecentre in Tanzania received 220 computers to increase and improve the access of ICT tools. The computers are part of the August consignment of 200 P3 desktops and 20 P3 Laptops from Jireh Technology Solutions - Texas USA. Bookmark or share this entry at delicious ·...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Oct 1, 2007	A telecentre connects to internet via a mobile phone
As from 17th January 2006 a new business venture opened in Fultola, an area of Bogra town, in Bangladesh. At first sight, it looks like a standard Internet cafe - a one-room "commercial unit" which opens onto a bustling street; four screens each with a keyboard and mouse; customers...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Oct 1, 2007	UDS transforms communities through information sharing
Samuel Bandobera had dropped out of high school due to lack of school fees. He later managed to join a cheaper school. But in 2001 when Uganda Development  Services (UDS) opened up a resource centre, Bandobera utilized the UDS library during the evenings and school holidays. In 2002 when...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Sep 30, 2007	From the UN forum in Geneva: Young people call for involvement in information technology
GENEVA, 27 September (United Nations Information Service): Young people attending a United Nations-backed summit in Geneva have asked to be involved in initiatives that utilize information and communications technology (ICT) to tackle global challenges. Bookmark or share this entry at...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Oct 1, 2007	Taking computers to rural India
Kalyan, a thickly-forested village located in western Indian state of Maharashtra, did not have a telephone connection until about six years ago. Then one day in 2001, the village's only secondary school received a computer as a gift. The students, who had never even heard of a computer,...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Sep 15, 2007	Kalangala Information Centre in the spotlight
Hello Telecentre members, It's just so nice for me to communicate and share our experiences at Kalangala Information center which was chosen as a model center for the Rural Ccommunications Development Fund (RCDF) projects under the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) this year despite...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Sep 17, 2007	GDCO nominated for the prestigious Stockholm Challenge GKP Award 2007
The Stockholm Challenge GKP Awards 2007 prizes will go to projects that demonstrate exemplary and innovative Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships. Bookmark or share this entry at delicious · digg · reddit · technorati · What's this? read more ... [view]