[Telecentres] [Fwd: [bytesforall_readers] how many telecenters...]

Toby Beresford toby.beresford at microaid.net
Thu Dec 23 09:57:19 GMT 2004


Thanks Don, I'll forward your reply on.

I certainly agree that a working definition is needed before a count can 
be made.

Toby

Don Cameron wrote:

>Hi Toby,
>
>I am not aware of any such study - and even if there was such a count I feel
>it would present an unrealistic picture. The term "Telecentre" (Scandinavian
>in origin) is used to describe only a small percentage of Public Access
>Facilities/Centres - A great many PAP's around the world operate in the
>accepted format of a Telecentre however are not named as such. Also
>discussions here by Telecentre participants/advocats demonstrate how even
>amongst ourselves we have difficulty defining the concept - anyone taking
>such a count would need to firstly define exactly what a Telecentre is...
>And this will always be open to interpretation.
>
>Rgds, Don
>
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: telecentres-bounces at wsis-cs.org
>[mailto:telecentres-bounces at wsis-cs.org] On Behalf Of Toby Beresford
>Sent: Thursday, 23 December 2004 12:33 AM
>To: telecentres at wsis-cs.org
>Subject: [Telecentres] [Fwd: [bytesforall_readers] how many telecenters...]
>
>Fellow Telecentrers...
>
>Did we ever get to an answer on this? See question below poised on
>bytseforall.
>
>Regards
>Toby 
>
>
>
>
>  
>

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