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Gov’t offers grants for strengthening Philippine telecentres

The Philippine government, through the Philippine Community eCenter Program Management Office (PhilCeC PMO) which is under the stewardship of the Commission on ICT, has announced the availability of grant packages for the strengthening of existing telecentres – locally branded as “Community eCenters” o… Continue

Added by Cuchie Echeverria on February 8, 2010 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Safer Internet Day 2010

Safer Internet Day is organised by Insafe each year in February to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world. The topic for 2010 is "Think B4 U post!". In 2009 Safer Internet Day was celebrated through 500… Continue

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Nenasalas Shines at 'Deyata Kirula 2010' -National Development Exhibition in Sri Lanka

With the guidance and assistance given by Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) Nenasala (National Telecentre Network) participates at the “Deyata Kirula” exhibition organised under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and held at Pallekele, Kandy from 04th… Continue

Added by Seuwandi Yapa on February 7, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP-AFRICA

Africa Union: We must take ICT seriously

3^rd February 2010

Bingu wa Mutharika, the African Union (AU) c

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Added by Francis Mwathi on February 5, 2010 at 3:50am — No Comments

Professor Gurstein blog on CoERI's

The father of community informatics has written in his new blog on CoERI "There are I know, places in the world where there are equally interesting community based-ICT projects as those currently being initiated by CoERI. As well, there are places in the world where equally interesting CI research is being done in an academic setting. However, I personally know of no place in the world where one can find both of these together in one institution and with the very real likelihood that the impa

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Added by Tariq Zaman on February 4, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Akram Telecentre Story in Sudan

I would like to write a touching story occurred here in Sudan and the result is very impressive, a pioneering idea which oneÂ of the telecentre Â pillars in Â Sudan, an Engineer Akram Mohammed Ahmed, The idea is to take advantage of theof computer labs in the bodies and research centers that Affiliated to the Ministry of Science and Technology which are located at the level of states of the Sudan, these plants byThese plants with more than 200 computers, but the But at exactly two o'clock pmclos… Continue

Added by akram mohammed ahmed on February 4, 2010 at 1:30am — No Comments

telecentre.org Foundation board appoints Advisory Council members

telecentre.org Foundation board appoints Advisory Council members The Board of Trustees of the telecentre.org Foundation, the new host of telecentre.org, appointed seven members to the foundation’s Advisory Council during the first board meeting held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in December. At that meeting, the council members discussed their new roles and responsibilities and reviewed the business strategy for the next phase of telecentre.org, which the foundation is finalizing. In accordance with… Continue

Added by Partha Sarker on February 3, 2010 at 11:09am — 1 Comment

TELECENTRE OPENING

On Friday last we opened a new Multipurpose Community Based Telecentre in the San Juan/Laventille Municipal Region. It was formally launched by the Minister of Social Development. It is one of 5 operating in Trinidad and Tobago and 2 more are due to be opened in the next 3 months or so. Continue

Added by Gary Tagallie on February 3, 2010 at 8:07am — 2 Comments

Parenting through the Internet

Sri Lanka's migrant population is estimated at 2 million. With so many Sri Lanksns living and working abroad,familiy members remaining in Sri Lanka can be significantly affected by the aeparation from their loved ones. In cooperation with the Microsft Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employement(SLBFE) , Sri Lanka Anti Narcotics Association (SLANA) provides Sri Lankan workers heading overseas with IT skills training to boost their economic,political and social empowerment. When H.W.D.… Continue

Added by W.S.Nayanajith on February 3, 2010 at 4:26am — 1 Comment

Survey shows Kenyan Internet market heading towards “critical mass”

The latest national survey from market research company Synovate shows Kenya’s Internet market is growing fast and on the basis of this growth will soon reach “critical mass”. The growth in users is coming from both urban and rural areas and is predominantly amongst the young and well educated. Russell Southwood of Balancing Act Africa pored over the results. The total sample for this random survey was 1,500 people, with 500 of those in a boost sample from across the major districts of Kenya. T… Continue

Added by Fred Safari on February 3, 2010 at 2:00am — No Comments

African Union applauds ICT growth in Africa

Courtesy of IT news Africa THE African Union, which is holding its annual summit in Ethiopia, has expressed confidence in the growth of the information and communications technology in the sector. The Union’s communication and information division said its projections were buoyed by latest data revealed by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). “African telephony network is characterized by quickly increasing mobile telephon… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on February 2, 2010 at 1:56am — No Comments

Filipino schoolchildren are computer literate

Almost 74 percent of Filipino schoolchildren surveyed nationwide are computer literate with access to the Internet, 50 percent male and 50 percent female, 45 percent aged 13-15 years, 61 percent high school students, and 54 percent enrolled in private schools. These were among the findings of the study, Survey on Internet Access and Use by Filipino Children, conducted by [the… Continue

Added by Cuchie Echeverria on February 1, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

Professor Micheal visit of eBario and eLamai

I would like to share the URL of Professor Micheal Gurstein's two blogs; He recently visitef teh Center of Excellence for Rural Informatics (CoERI) two projects eLamai and eBario. 1):E-Bario, the Impact of a Telecentre and the Creation of a Technology Hub in the Highlands of Borneo. http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/e-bario-the-impact-of-a-… Continue

Added by Tariq Zaman on January 31, 2010 at 6:49am — No Comments

World Day for Persons with Disabilities celebration in sudan

A group of organizations working in the disability field exhibitions and cultural activities sponsored by (Sudani company for communucation) under the slogan (discovered in me) has been involved children with disabilities By many activites, plays, singing and in the framework of the celebration of World Day for Persons with Disabilities Continue

Added by akram mohammed ahmed on January 31, 2010 at 4:54am — No Comments

Sudan was held workshop payment small business groups of persons with disabilities

Been implemented to take care of the righteous war-disabled and anti-mine in cooperation with the Office of Federal Institute of Zakat Family and Community Development University of Sudan and the adoption of workshop payment small business groups of persons with disabilities during the period of three days from September 8 to 10, 2009 in the hall of the Union of workers in the town of Damazin in Blue Nile state, for a number ((30 male and female participants, divided in terms of the type to (7)… Continue

Added by akram mohammed ahmed on January 31, 2010 at 3:35am — No Comments

ICT NETWORK PERU: PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT REAGENT MODULE PERU, INSTRUMENT OF DIRECT DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Anibal Aguilar NETWORK current coordinator of ICT design and development PERU Peru Module in coordinatio… Continue

Added by Anibal Aguilar Gómez on January 30, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

¡Bienvenidos al equipo queridos compañeros operadores de telecentros!

Más de 60 operadores de la Red de Telecentros del Programa Quiero Mi Barrio, desde Alto Hospicio, en la zona Norte del país, hasta la Región Metropolitana, fueron reunidos, para recibir las orientaciones y herramientas que les permitirán fortalecer su rol de líderes tecnológicos en sus comunidades.… Continue

Added by Erika Silva Urbano on January 30, 2010 at 8:47am — No Comments

WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP-AFRICA

African Internet backbone service doubles its satellite capacity 28th January 2010 Gateway Communication, which boasts one of the largest pan-African communications network with customers in 40 countries, adopted Newtec’s FlexACM tehnology to double satellite link capacity for its backbone service, Africa IPJetDirect. IPJetDirect uses C band and Ku band satellites to deliver IP services to mobile phone operators in Africa. This is one of the technologies deployed on the African continent,… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on January 29, 2010 at 8:34am — No Comments

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In Malaysia we have a lot of grants for ICT projects or creating e contents. We are receipients of such government grants for our project. Maybe if there is any Philipinos who may want to use our tools to create new contents and get grants from yo…

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