[Telecentres] Re: Basic Telecentre Items/ICT Definition

[Elizabeth Carll, PhD]

Joel,

I certainly agree with your suggestion as to identifying what telecenters
are used for, which brings us almost full circle to my initial request for
people to list telecenters they are involved with, their function and how
these relate to the WSIS Declaration.  However, it appears that most are not
interested in posting this information, as only Toby has done so to date.

I have pasted Toby's brief summary below, again,  for other peoples
reference, should you be inclined to submit this information and code it to
the table of Contents/sections of WSIS Declaration, which is pasted at the
bottom.  It is simpler for each person to describe and code their own
information than for one or two of us to have to undertake that as an
additional project.

If everyone submits this information, I can compile the information and
draft a paragraph in conjunction with Joel developing a matrix  from the
purpose indicated for each of the various telecenters.

Elizabeth


-----Original Message-----
From: Toby Beresford [mailto:toby.beresford at microaid.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 5:00 AM
To: Elizabeth Carll, PhD
Subject: Re: [Telecentres] Content areas - application to telecentres


Hi Elizabeth

For MicroAid the following two categories are most applicable to our 40
current online centres in UK, Indonesia and elsewhere.


2.1.1 Poverty Eradication	X
MicroAid online centres help community based organisations to plan and
execute micro-projects targeted at (and usually suggested by!)  specific
low-income individuals within the community.


2.1.8 Development of Sustainable and Community-based ICT Solutions X
MicroAid online centres are designed to provide tools for commuity based
organisations to raise funds to pay for the online centre and to fund
micro-projects themselves - empowering them to be sustainable and
self-financing.

Good luck!

Toby


"Shaping Information Societies for Human Needs"
Civil Society Declaration to the World Summit on the Information Society

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. A VISIONARY SOCIETY-
2. CORE PRINCIPLES AND CHALLENGES

2.1 Social Justice and People-Centered Sustainable Development
2.1.1 Poverty Eradication
2.1.2 Global Citizenship
2.1.3 Gender Justice
	2.1.4 Importance of Youth
2.1.5 Access to Information and the Means of Communication
2.1.6 Access to Health Information
2.1.7 Basic Literacy
2.1.8 Development of Sustainable and Community-based ICT Solutions
2.1.9 Conflict Situations

2.2  Centrality of Human Rights
2.2.1 Freedom of Expression
2.2.2 Right to Privacy
2.2.3 Right to Participate in Public Affairs
2.2.4 Workers' Rights
2.2.5 Rights of Indigenous Peoples
2.2.6 Women's Rights
2.2.7 Rights of the Child
2.2.8 Rights of Persons with Disabilities
2.2.9 Regulation and the Rule of Law

2.3  Culture, Knowledge and Public Domain
2.3.1 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
		2.3.1.1 Capacity Building and Education
		2.3.1.2 Language
		2.3.1.3 International Law and Regulation
2.3.2 Media
	2.3.2.1 The Role of the Media
	2.3.2.2 Community Media
2.3.3 Public Domain of Global Knowledge
	2.3.3.1 Indigenous Peoples' Knowledge
	2.3.3.2 Copyright, Patents and Trademarks
	2.3.3.3 Software
	2.3.3.4 Research

2.4  Enabling Environment
2.4.1 Ethical Dimensions
2.4.2 Democratic and Accountable Governance
2.4.3 Infrastructure and Access
2.4.4 Financing and Infrastructure
2.4.5 Human Development - Education and Training
2.4.6 Information Generation and Knowledge Development
2.4.7 Global Governance of ICT and Communications

3. CONCLUSION


Elizabeth

Dr. Elizabeth Carll
Focal Point
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies;
Chair Media/ICT Working Group,
NGO Committee on Mental Health, New York
Tel: 1-631-754-2424
Fax: 1-631-754-5032
ecarll at optonline.net

-----Original Message-----
From: telecentres-bounces at wsis-cs.org
[mailto:telecentres-bounces at wsis-cs.org]On Behalf Of Joel Galgana
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 11:36 PM
To: telecentres at wsis-cs.org
Subject: [Telecentres] Re: Basic Telecentre Items/ICT Definition


<<<I humbly propose that we identify first WHAT the
telecenters would be used for, maybe coming up with
matrix of categories of telecenters, and based on the
various applications / objectives, THEN focus on the
details.>>>

-Joel

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