<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Dear All,<?xml:namespace
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>The experience of last few
years in operating Telecenter at rural areas clearly shows that the
Telecenter operators have failed to make appeal to the govt. as well as
development partners at substantial approach. No where in the world,
Telecenter has widely expanded, particularly in developing countries, where
Telecenter movement should get priority as thrust area.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>There might have two
reasons, one is lack of proper marketing with appropriate business module
and the second reason is absence of common platform to raise the voice to
promote Telecenter movement in the global forums.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>This group can contribute
to resolve the both limitations, once a Working Group (Global as well
Regional) established with specific business agenda, it can help the
Telecenter operators in partnership with other international research groups
to design Business Module for Telecenter as per country aspect and also can
become a strong cluster within the civil society group to raise the voice in
the global forum. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>So, the coordinators of
this group may come forward with request to the participants to contribute
towards initiating the working group. The Prepcom 2 may be the right place
to launch the group after completing the groundwork by this
time.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>In case of forming the
group, country aspects and individual’s involvement, contribution and
capacity should be considered. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Once the group is formed
and start working at different level, documentation and strategic
partnerships may also be established for providing support to the Telecenter
operators working all over the world. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Let’s move forward rather
discussing the old issues repeatedly.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Best
regards,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Shahid Uddin
Akbar<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>Coordinator<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New
Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black">ICT for Development
</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Program</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="COLOR: black">,
</SPAN><st1:country-region><SPAN style="COLOR:
black">Bangladesh</SPAN></st1:country-region></st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"> (ICTDPB)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=DE style="COLOR:
black; mso-ansi-language: DE"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>Dhaka, Bangladesh<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="http://www.ictdpb.org/"><SPAN lang=DE style="mso-ascii-font-family:
'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';
mso-ansi-language: DE"><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000
size=3>www.ictdpb.org</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=DE style="COLOR:
black; mso-ansi-language: DE"><A href="mailto:shahid_ictdpb@yahoo.com"><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family:
'Times New Roman'"><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000
size=3>shahid_ictdpb@yahoo.com</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=DE style="COLOR:
black; mso-ansi-language: DE"><A href="mailto:unisys@bdonline.com"><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family:
'Times New Roman'"><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000
size=3>unisys@bdonline.com</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=DE
style="mso-ansi-language: DE"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New
Roman">Shahiduddin.Akbar@swisscontact-bd.org<SPAN style="COLOR:
black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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black; mso-ansi-language: DE"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
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