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<P><FONT SIZE=2>A very good point by Barbara Fillip. I am requesting my colleague Senthil to send you a brochure on a major initiative in India called Mission 2007: Every Village a Knowledge Centre. Regards.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Arun</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Barbara Fillip [<A HREF="mailto:bfillip@smtp.aed.org">mailto:bfillip@smtp.aed.org</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 6:37 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: telecentres@wsis-cs.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [Telecentres] Telecenter Statistics</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hello everyone,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I am not opposed to the idea of collecting information about</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>telecenters worldwide to get an idea of how many there are, but I would</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>recommend having a clearly articulated rationale for doing so as well as</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>a clear idea of the costs involved in trying to keep track of that</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>number over time. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Why do we need to know the number of telecenters? What is the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>information that we really need most? The total number, the number and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>location in each country? As with any data collection effort, it can</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>become quite overwhelming, so I would strongly recommend a strategy that</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>focuses on real needs. How is that data going to be useful?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Do telecenters need to know where other telecenters are so that they</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>can more easily work together? That assumes that they are not</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>competing. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Would some of this data be useful to help donors identify geographic</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>areas that are not covered by telecenters or similar public access</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>points and where they could develop a coordinated strategy? Am I just</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>dreaming of donor coordination based on good global data about</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>telecenters or is it realistic?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Just questions!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Barbara Fillip, Ph.D.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Information and Dissemination Coordinator</FONT>
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