Bangladesh Telecentre Network (Mission 2011)

Location: Dhaka Bangladesh

Bangladesh Telecentre Network (BTN) is a coalition of organisations for fostering telecentre movement in Bangladesh. It is an inclusive network, where any individual or an institution committed to bring ICT to the doors of the common people across the country can be a member or partner to collectively promote the idea of building sustainable information and knowledge system for the poor. The network is based on the idea of maximizing the advantages of information and communication technologies (ICTs) through sharing of experiences and knowledge within the components of the organisation. It envisages addressing poverty alleviation through accessing information and knowledge by the poor as an overarching dimension of the Network's mission. What is the Vision of the BTN?

An inclusive knowledge society in Bangladesh, where the poor and the marginalized people get access to information and knowledge for improving their livelihood through the use of modern information and communication technologies.

What is the Mission of the BTN?

The BTN owes its emergence to a shared vision of MISSION 2011, which is about building a sustainable information and knowledge system for the poor and the marginalized by 2011, the 40th anniversary of Bangladesh. The goal of Mission 2011 is to promote initiatives taken by private sector, NGOs, research institutions and other stakeholders for building various models of telecentres in Bangladesh and in other developing countries so that by 2011 all citizens of this country would have access to a telecentre for getting communication, information and other services for improving their livelihoods and quality of life.

The telecentres will have different ownership patterns, technology, target beneficiaries, service packages, and business/sustainability models.

Network Type: Network Partner

Web Site: http://www.dnet-bangladesh.org/main.html

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