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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elizabeth et al.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, how about living ones - human intermediaries.
Community intermediaries to help people understand their needs, to interpret and
respond to incoming information, for consultative processes, to learn how to
filter information appropriately. Technical intermediaries (commonly known as
"assistants" or "operators") to help people use the ICTs, when there are no
existing skills, and to train them as the demand and awareness grows.
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>The community driven</FONT> <FONT face=Arial
size=2>ethic is extremely important, these are facilitators only.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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class=731231700-04102004>D</SPAN>avid,</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=934080500-04102004>Excellent point, as ICTs are certainly only
a means to the end product of learning and participating. To what
other appropriate tools are you referring, in addition to ICTs?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=934080500-04102004>Elizabeth</SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
telecentres-bounces@wsis-cs.org [mailto:telecentres-bounces@wsis-cs.org]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>David Leeming PFnet<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 03, 2004
7:04 PM<BR><B>To:</B> telecentres@wsis-cs.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Telecentres] Basic Telecentre Items/ICT Definition<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If we're talking about the Information Society
then we should concentrate on the information activities and not the
techology. A telecentre may be simply described as a place where people can
participate (and learn to participate) in the wider emerging information
society, using appropriate tools including ICTs. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>