[UgaBYTES] Roles and Responsibilities of telecentre committees |response

[Meddie Mayanja]

In response to the question about the roles and responsibilities of telecentre committees:

In ideal situation, it matters a lot what the telecentre is doing, the type of ownership (community or private) and why the committee is started in the first place. These issues would determine the roles and responsibilities of the committee at the end of the day.

Let me assume that this is a community focused telecentre and all other considerations support this.

The roles of the committee would be broadly include:

- Provide technical advice and feedback to the telecentre staff
- Help telecentre staff to find additional partners, resources and contacts that would help the telecentre to flourish
- Support the telecentre in marketing its services in the community

I know that committees are very helpful in running telecentres but if they are not well defined can be a major source of problems. Yes, we have seen a number of cases where committees have not worked well with staff. In most cases, this has come from unclear defination of roles or guidance of the committees about how they would deliver their part.

May I invite telecentres with committees to share how they defined roles as well.

Regards, Meddie