[UgaBYTES] Roles and Responsibilities of telecentre committees|response

[Dean Mulozi]

Dear all, 
The topic on the roles and responsiblitites of telecenter committees is very interesting. It provides us with what kind of sructures can community teleceters have at local level. As some you have put it, it really depends on the existing environment at local level and nature of a telecenter. If it is a private telecenter, it is actullay the owners who can provide whether there is a need to have a telecenter committee and define its roles. 
However, if a telecenter is onwed by the community, it is important to define the roles of telecenter committees visa vis is size, nature of its services and type of the communitites it serves. 
I must say that it is important to have committees for telecenters as they provide a good representation, promotes interaction and local governance. An empahsis should be on articulation of the roles and responsibilities. 

thanks


Dean Mulozi,   ZAA-ICT/SATNET Regional Facilitator,   Private Bag 195x Ridgeway,   Lusaka,   Zambia.

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--- On Mon, 9/8/08, B. Shadrach <bshadrach at telecentre.org> wrote:

> From: B. Shadrach <bshadrach at telecentre.org>
> Subject: Re: [UgaBYTES] Roles and Responsibilities of telecentre committees|response
> To: ugabytes at lists.ugabytes.org
> Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 8:41 PM
> Hi Meddie
> 
> This is an interesting discussion.  In some places, the
> committees have
> moved a step forward in defining the charter of the
> telecentre it governs,
> ensuring that the minimum service standards are met by
> those who staff these
> centres.  In some other places, the committee, as is drawn
> from members of
> the various sections within the society, has been doing its
> best to protect
> the interest of the entire community, especially the
> section they represent
> (such as teachers, housewives, hospital staff, local
> authorities, local
> businesses, children, the elderly, young adults, etc.)
> 
> In the Philippines, interestingly there are engineers on
> the committee, most
> often appointed by the Municipality, who seem to use their
> logistics and
> planning skills to support the telecentre with its
> technical and business
> planning.
> 
> Cheers
> Shaddy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ugabytes-bounces at lists.ugabytes.org
> [mailto:ugabytes-bounces at lists.ugabytes.org] On Behalf Of
> Meddie Mayanja
> Sent: September 9, 2008 2:10 AM
> To: ugabytes at lists.ugabytes.org
> Subject: [UgaBYTES] Roles and Responsibilities of
> telecentre
> committees|response
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
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