[UgaBYTES] Asian replication ofUgabytes....isitapossibility...???

[Meddie Mayanja]

...on interconnecting the telecentre community
 
Jaya: you are very right. I would like also to re-echo voices from Grace and
Shaddy.
 
Apparently one of the key outcomes (not sure if it was planned that way) of
this e-conference has been an increased level - more than ever before of the
voices from Asia. I have always believed that Asia has got alot of
experiences through years of great work in telecentres and community
development but that unfortunately rarely speaks enough. I suspect many
colleagues here who have been to Asia would agree. 
 
It would most certainly help Africa, Asia and Latin America to share
experiences and join into discussions hosted in any continent... I am aware
that this list has practitioners from Middle East and North Africa as well.
 
The best result would be for other continents/countries to organise similar
events - even get better at it. Now Grace and Jaya have particularly given
us more confidence and belief that this is not a mere dream.
 
Best, Meddie
 
 

Meddie Mayanja
Senior Program Officer
telecentre.org, IDRC Canada
tel:  (613) 236-6163, ext 2604



 

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[mailto:ugabytes-bounces at lists.ugabytes.org] On Behalf Of Grace Mirandilla
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>From our experience of facilitating large scale consultations and
multi-stakeholder processes, the biggest benefit of these face-to-face
consultation processes are realised by those who are able to, and can afford
to, participate.  However, t he strength and value of the online discussion
space is that we can share our viewpoints and experiences in an informal,
non-threatening way, with no time pressure to finish a point in 10-15
minutes, and extend the discussions to get more clarity, and far more number
of people can participate in the discussions at minimal costs. 

>>I totally agree. The main reason why I suggested (and supported Harsha's
idea) to start an online discussion is to expand venues for discussion among
the different telecenter stakeholders, especially for the benefit of those
who can't afford to attend conferences and participate in face-to-face
meetings. An online discussion can also complement the accomplishments of
meetings by allowing further networking or a more in-depth dialogue of ideas
with no time pressure or funding constraints. 

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