[UgaBYTES] Latest highlights from telecentre.org

[Vignesh]

Dear Group Members,

Here are the latest highlights from telecentre.org!


  a.. Visit and take advantage of the new telecentre.org website

  b.. Software donations for non-profit organisations in India

  c.. Sustainability First Newsletter

  d.. Kimathi Information Centre: Changing the lives of Kenya's unemployed youths

  e.. Sengerema multipurpose telecentre

  f.. Weekly News Roundup - Africa January 25

  g.. Weekly news roundup - Asia, 23 January, 2008




Visit and take advantage of the new telecentre.org website

  a.. Find and get help from experts, as well as from people like you with similar goals and challenges Learn about the latest and most helpful technology, business ideas, and services

  b.. Connect with funders, partners and supporters

  c.. Find solutions to your technical or management problems 

  d.. Download free toolkits, curricula, and resources to use in your telecentre or network

  e.. Get news about the best events for you to attend

Join, blog, and benefit: Signing up only takes a few minutes. Just visit telecentre.org, click Join Today on the right top corner and tell us about you. That's all. Now you can get started. Start a conversation today!




Software donations for non-profit organisations in India


BiG Tech (www.bigtech.in) assists non-profit organisations and charities in India by offeringBigTech access to the software donation programs of donors. NASSCOM Foundation (NF) supports Non Government Organizations (NGO), Community Based Organizations (CBO) and Civil Society organizations (CSO) to conserve their resources and money and help them make the most from their ICT purchases and infrastructure. You may know about this initiative here: http://www.telecentre.org/en/news.detail/101803




Sustainability First Newsletter


Why does the eco-system matter? This had been a question raised during Sustainability First panel discussion during GK3. Read the answers from panellists here: http://www.telecentre.org/en/news.detail/101842




Kimathi Information Centre: Changing the lives of Kenya's unemployed youths


The Kimathi Information centre is comprised of a team of very young entrepreneurs Jose Njuki-Imwe Ngunjiri (27 years) and Cathryne Agallo (22 years). With two years in operation, the team has created employment for up to 150 people and trained up to 219 young entrepreneurs on proposal writing and presentation. Read the rest of the story here: http://www.telecentre.org/en/news.detail/101820




Sengerema multipurpose telecentre


The challenges we faced include:

  1.. Insufficient funds for; hiring skilled personnel, obtain quality equipment and materials, and committees and community motivations

  2.. High connectivity costs

  3.. Unreliable power and network supplies

  4.. Insufficient proper content

Read their strategies to overcome these challenges here: http://www.telecentre.org/en/news.detail/101796

Weekly News Roundup - Africa January 25

- Nigeria's 2020 ICT Action Plan Soon

- Limpopo to Implement Wireless Internet

- Cameroon: Schools, Councils Receive 1,000 Computers

- India's greener IT revolution

- Investing in ICT 'll Reduce Poverty

Read more news here: http://www.telecentre.org/en/news.detail/101845




Weekly news roundup - Asia, 23 January, 2008


- Iran envisages to set up 2,500 rural ICT bureaus

- Philippines opts for the ICT roadmap

- Quarter million panchayats in India to be computersied

- UNESCO to launch ICT guidelines/standards to improve education

- HCL unveils the future of personal computing

Read more news here: http://www.telecentre.org/en/news.detail/101805




Cheers

Vignesh

Community Content Facilitator - Asia

telecentre.org (www.telecentre.org)

Based at: CSDMS, India (www.csdms.in)

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telecentre.org is a global community of people and organizations committed to increasing the social and economic impact of grassroots telecentres. Working together, we provide the resources that telecentres need to succeed: locally relevant content and services, support and learning opportunities, and networks that help telecentre activists connect to each other. With these things in hand, tens of thousands of telecentres will be in a better position to enrich the communities they serve. Our founding investors include Canada's International Development Research Centre, Microsoft, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. We invite others who share our vision and commitment to join us. Visit www.telecentre.org to learn more.

    


  
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