[UgaBYTES] Telecentre Leaders Workshop organized by KenTel to be held on the 20th & 21st August 2009

[ahmed digital]

OK THANKS AND GOOD LUCK FOR KENYIAN TELECENTRES

2009/8/14 Cleopa Timon Otieno <timonson at googlemail.com>

> Dear Ahmed,
>
> Thanks for the prompt reply, a clear indication of strong interest and
> passion on the development of telecentres across Africa.
>
> Kindly note that this workshop will be held in Kenya and only telecentres
> from Kenya are have been invited at this time.
>
> Best Regards.
> Cleopa.
>
> 2009/8/14 ahmed digital <ahmed22digital at gmail.com>
>
> > dear friends
> > is sudan part of this???
> >
> > 2009/8/14 Cleopa Timon Otieno <timonson at googlemail.com>
> >
> > > KenTel, an idea conceptualized by various telecentre leaders who
> attended
> > > and participated in Telecentre Leaders Forums held in Kamplala – E.
> > Africa
> > > and Benin – W.Africa way back in 2006/7 is indeed an effort of IDRC
> > through
> > > telecentre.org and Ugabytes Initiative to encourage the growth and
> > > development of telecenters across Africa for effective, efficient and
> > > equitable information access and service delivery to diverse
> communities
> > > that telecentres serve.
> > >
> > > Through a grant from IDRC (telecentre.org) managed by Ugabytes
> > Initiative,
> > > KenTel has been able to officially register as a non profit company
> > limited
> > > by guarantee, the certificate of incorporation was released on the 15th
> > of
> > > July 2009 by the registrar of companies. The official name is now Kenya
> > > Telecentres Link given that a search at the Registrars’ office revealed
> > > that
> > > the previous name Kenya Telecentres Network and its acronym KenTel were
> > > already taken. The acronym is now KenTLink.
> > >
> > > A three year strategic plan is also in its final stages of development
> > > which
> > > will be shared during the workshop. This current status will see KenTel
> > > undertake its mandate more effectively in future and even reach more
> > > telecentres. It should be noted that telecentres are growing at a high
> > rate
> > > in Kenya today with key government and non-government organizations
> > > initiating them. Some of these include the Kenya ICT Board, Kenya Data
> > > Network, UNDP, Kenya ICT Network, KenDat – Kenya Network for
> > Dissemination
> > > of Agricultural Technologies, Forest Action Network (FAN) and ALIN –
> Arid
> > > Lands Information Network Forest Action Network (FAN) among many
> others.
> > >
> > > We have also planned for a two day workshop on the 20th and 21st of
> > August
> > > this year. It will bring together telecentre leaders, practitioners and
> > > staff mainly to share and learn from each other.
> > >
> > > The workshop agenda shall include among others:
> > > -    Updates on KenTel.
> > > -    Dissemination of a 3 year strategic plan.
> > > -    Discussion on the opportunities presented to telecentres by the
> high
> > > bandwidth from the fiber optic cable and the BPO sector. Among others
> > >
> > > We hope that at the end of this workshop, individual telecentres will
> be
> > > able to understand, learn and be part of KenTel wide core objective.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Cleopa Timon Otieno
> > > www.ugunja.org , www.kenyatelecentres.org
> > > P.O.Box 330-40606, Ugunja
> > > Cell: +254-720-950-220
> > > skype: timonson1
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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > AHMED M. M. EISA
> > MOBILE       00249912331155
> > KHARTOUM alamaraat P.O.BOX 15021- post code 12217
> > WWW.GEDAREF.COM
> > http://sudantelecentreacademy.org
> > Gedaref digital city organization (GDCO) It  is non governmental and non
> > profitable organization (Gedaref Sudan). GDCO is the founder of the first
> > national Telecentre academy in Africa and the middle east and it is the
> > 13th
> > in the world (Sudan national Telecentre academy   SuNTA   ). GDCO is the
> > winner of information for development award  i4d 2007 awards ( e-India
> > 2007)
> >   also the winner of i4d 2008 awards for the best innovations at the
> > grassroots Telecentre. Digital city of Eindhoven (DSE) donated 750
> > computers
> > to GDCO and more than seven projects were established using ICT for
> > community development.
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>
>
> --
> Cleopa Timon Otieno
> www.ugunja.org , www.kenyatelecentres.org
> P.O.Box 330-40606, Ugunja
> Cell: +254-720-950-220
> skype: timonson1
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AHMED M. M. EISA
MOBILE       00249912331155
KHARTOUM alamaraat P.O.BOX 15021- post code 12217
WWW.GEDAREF.COM
http://sudantelecentreacademy.org
Gedaref digital city organization (GDCO) It  is non governmental and non
profitable organization (Gedaref Sudan). GDCO is the founder of the first
national Telecentre academy in Africa and the middle east and it is the 13th
in the world (Sudan national Telecentre academy   SuNTA   ). GDCO is the
winner of information for development award  i4d 2007 awards ( e-India 2007)
   also the winner of i4d 2008 awards for the best innovations at the
grassroots Telecentre. Digital city of Eindhoven (DSE) donated 750 computers
to GDCO and more than seven projects were established using ICT for
community development.