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TELECENTRES: A means of access to connectivity or a tool for development?
July 24, 2007
At the invitation of the Peace Corps, which had about 40 volunteers gathered at a workshop, Vicky went to tell some of the lessons learned in this process Guanaba.Net started saying, "Computers and the Internet alone do development, not This is only a problem of access to technology but of social engineering that enables empowerment / as actors / actresses for a significant transformation process. Here we put the main ideas of the presentation that also have
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How to make a tool Telecentre Development?
The great truth is ... There is a recipe
Elements to consider:
- Overview of the technologies as a tool, not an end in itself.
- Starting from the reality of the context
- Building from the design stage of integration and ownership
Community.
- Identification of local needs by / as experts / ace eltema.
Elements to consider:
- Prioritize needs and develop strategies to integraciónTICs (Uses
strategic)
- Use of Facilitators / or infomediaries as / as local (awareness,
continuing education)
- Integrating a gender perspective
- Establish mechanisms for monitoring and continuous evaluation of the community.
- Establish strategies for economic sustainability
Our Experience
- Community Council (identification of priorities, continuous assessment)
- Development of Training with respect.
- Strengthening of Grassroots Organizations
- Implementation of projects from the Telecentre Development: Putting the
Swamp on the Map
- Coordination and synergies with other development projects: Transagro,
Ecotourism Cienaga
- Development of Cultural Activities: Theatre, Film Guana-
- Production, dissemination and systematization of information Local: Blog, newspaper
local, web
- Documentation and Operational Experience
- Implementation of a system of cross-price
Lessons Learned
- It takes a lot of vision and ability to achieve the passage: Access to
technology - Development.
- The ownership and community empowerment is a slow process.
- We start from the reality of current EU, taking into account the
local rates
- Sometimes the little things are the big things
- We should establish windy, and be flexible with roads
When we really successful?
A Telecentre is truly successful when it ceases to exist as Telecentre ...
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