
Telecentre.org is happy to announce the launch of the
Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program to Assess the Impact of Public Access to ICT, a capacity-building component of the Global Impact Study named in honor of Amy Mahan, a dear friend and partner. This fellowship will award up to 12 Research Fellowships to teams of emerging scholars from developing countries in Africa…
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Added by Laia Fauró Gual on September 28, 2009 at 11:26 —
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Some weeks ago we announced the Photo Contest organised by Telecentre.org. It is still running, and differents contribuitions are collected under this photo album:
http://telecentrecommunity.ning.com/photo/albums/telecentreorg-photo-contest
It is interesting to see how telecentres work in different conditions and situations around the world. If you are interested in participating, you still have time!
We will keep you updated about the judging process and…
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Added by Laia Fauró Gual on September 23, 2009 at 12:23 —
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Tune in at 9 AM CET on Thursday, September 17th to watch the video streaming of the Civil Society Forum, live from Bratislava at
http://csf.ceetrust.org/livechat/ and take part in the discussion!
Added by Pawel Makowiecki on September 17, 2009 at 9:47 —
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The first stage of ACCESS-IT 2009 award competition that the charitable organisations
e-ISOTIS in collaboration with
AbilityNet organise for second consecutive year, has been completed.
Around 100 nominations have been submitted from 24 countries including countries outside Europe like United States, Australia, Syrian Arab…
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Added by Unite-IT Manager on September 14, 2009 at 16:01 —
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A film about the world we live in and power of information... very thought provoking for Telecentre networks
http://watch.usnowfilm.com/
The full website to support the fiilm is
here
Added by Ian Clifford on September 14, 2009 at 12:49 —
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The objective of the consultation is to help prepare a new EU strategy for the information society, as the current i2010 strategy is coming to a close this year. All citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation. Closing date of the consultation is 9 October 2009. Please note that you are not obliged to answer all questions; you may focus on the areas of interest to you. You can write your replies in any of the official EU…
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Added by Unite-IT Manager on September 7, 2009 at 12:52 —
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Murali Krishna, Manager, Haldummulla Nenasala Telecenter and Niranjan Meegammana, ICTA Regional Impact Team Leader for Uva Province Nenasala took part in the e-India Conference held in International Convention center, Hydrabad, India from August 25-27.
Project 'E3' submitted by Shilpa Sayura, Sri Lanka won an e India Award in Best Telecenter Initiative of the Year category. Following are some highlights of the event.…
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Added by Muralikrishna on September 7, 2009 at 7:38 —
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The Them of project The "Rural knowledge society and ICT Empowerment"



The Them of project The "Rural knowledge society and ICT Empowerment"
Digital local language content competition project {ariwookalanjium}{www.mynationsrilanka.com}
The Back ground of the project
Tamil speaking people… Continue
Added by Muralikrishna on September 6, 2009 at 13:13 —
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Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID) recently launched an online market place for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to offer market linkage facility and provide information and advisory services. MSMEs will get access to this service by using telecentres established all over over the country, specially in the rural Bangladesh.
The portal will facilitate rural businesses e.g. artisans, traditional craftsmen etc. and…
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Added by Shahid Uddin Akbar on September 4, 2009 at 2:12 —
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The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and the Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on creating and promoting knowledge on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development on August 24, 2009 at ULAB campus. Both organizations believe that ICT is an effective tool in spurring development in Bangladesh given its interactivity, growing accessibility and ability to share information…
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Added by Shahid Uddin Akbar on September 2, 2009 at 6:19 —
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Telecentre.org is organizing the FIRST PHOTO CONTEST!
Photos make up a major form of content at the telecentre.org website. And because photos have a story of their own to tell, telecentre.org is organizing the very first photo contest in the English website.
The contest will run from
August 17 to September 17, 2009.
As with the recently concluded blog contest, the telecentre.org team hopes to encourage and inspire…
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Added by Laia Fauró Gual on September 1, 2009 at 16:30 —
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A midnight scene of vibrant, lively streets was my first encountering with Gijon and it said it all: I had come to a city with non-stop celebration of life where citizens spend much of their time in numerous splendid open cafes and restaurants. This authentic leasure-luring environment almost made me think I was the only visitor who had come there for work purposes.

Prior to my trip, my knowledge of the northwest Spain was rather…
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Added by Laura Grineviciute on September 1, 2009 at 6:30 —
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