[UgaBYTES] [tc-mena] "creating a local digital divide"!!!

[Reem N Bsaiso]

Exactly my point Karim..we are ready for the solution 

 

From: kareem kasim [mailto:kkasim at mcit.gov.eg] 
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 12:51 AM
To: Telecentre Discussion List for North Africa and the Middle East
Cc: tc-network-leaders at dgroups.idrc.ca; ugabytes at lists.ugabytes.org
Subject: [tc-mena] "creating a local digital divide"!!!

 

"Greater clarity is required in deciding what telecentres projects are
aiming to do. If these issues
are not thought through, there is a risk that telecentres will either 'fail'
and waste money, or will
serve to bring the division between the 'information haves' and 'have-nots'
into communities -
creating a local digital divide." Benjamin and Dahms, 1998

Last week end I came across this quote, which  I read years ago when I
graduated and started to work in the very first telecentre in Egypt!!
Things have changed dramatically since then (1998), but one thing struck me
the most as I read it today!! it is the term; "creating a local digital
divide"!!!

It made me think and thought to share this with you, may be we can think
together!?



Karim A. Kasim
Telecentre.org Knowledge Sharing and Networking Project Manager-Middle East
and North Africa
Egypt ICT Trust Fund - (MCIT/UNDP Egypt)
http://mogtamaa.telecentre.org/

Tel: (202)353 42179 (Ext 2179)
Fax: (202)353 41813
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Cairo, Egypt
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