[Assam] CIC & Future

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CIC CIC and FUTURE   When  CIC ( Community Information Centre)   project was launched in 2002 ,  as per guideline,  the project would  be funded by Central govt for five years and after that   it would  be either  funded by  State Govt or  run  by NGOs or any other means not clearly specified. As the 5 years tenure is nearing completion ( year 2007) and there is no any indication  on its’ further  continuation, CIC operators getting nervous with  their future. They believe that  taken over by State govt / NGO / State Govt Agency would bring them inevitable death which I  am also empathic on them.   CIC who has been  working multi dimensionally  in knowledge enrichment, bridging digital divide, community development,  E- literacy, E-education, Knowledge Centre, E- commerce , SHG Resource & Training centre etc in rural area and the reason for not showing interest by Govt of India on its’ further continuation is  painful when   billions of rupees are being pumped and wasted  haphazardly in rural area  in the name of rural development.     When there are  much hullabaloo on  Knowledge Commission, RTI  Act, VKC/ CSC , E-Business  etc etc, the reason for not involving CIC raises eyebrows. May be another Tehelka is needed.                 D. Dutta             Lakhimpur, Assam   ----- Original Message ----- From: egov northeast To: D. Dutta Cc: CIC Lakhimpur ; cic telahi ; cic Narayanpur ; CIC Bihpuria ; cic karunabari ; cic Nauboicha ; cic Baginodi ; cic Ghilamara ; cic Dakhuakhana ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; dio lakhim ; eGov Northeast Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [eGovNORTHEAST] 487 CIC's of NORTHEAST to NETWORK for eGovernance, ICT Develoment for Northeast, Localization of Languages, eGovNORTHEAST ________________________________ eGovINDIA, E KAVI,  India RTI Judicial Reforms & India Whistle Blower's Action Group Facil! itating Emergence of New India Based on Values of Transparency & Accountability, E Governance, Natural Justice, Human Rights and Human Dignity                 ======================================= Hello Dutta, Please go through this and send in your comments and how well we can help CIC's in Northeast. Request all CIC's to join . To learn more about the eGovNORTHEAST group and to JOIN the group, please visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eGovNORTHEAST eGovNORTHEAST nomita das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Connecting Rural Communities December 21st, 2005: Posted by Nomita Das Emerging Technologies and Best Practice Solutions to Rural ICT Access-Cochin, India, 30 Jan 2006- 3 Feb 2006. The conference will emphasize the sharing of practical experiences while highlighting the role of place and place- based innovation in local development, rural health, education, culture and environment, with attention to implications for rural policy and governance. It will provide government initiatives, regulatory strategies that will allow businesses to advance in rural communities. Connecting Rural Communities is proud to have the support of the Indian Department of Telecommunications and the invaluable assistance of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. We invite the International ICT community whose interests lie in the further development of rural communications ! to converge in Cochin to meet, discuss and interact with the key visionaries, practitioners and experts delivering successful rural communications projects today. Source: http://www.cto.int/rural06/ ATCN Sets Up e-Farmer Call Centre December 21st, 2005: Posted by Nomita Das ATNC Info-solution company has launched an e-Farmer call centre for the rural community in western Uttar Pradesh. Supported by NABARD, State Bank of India and others, this initiative is a part of the e-Farmer technology project that the company is working on. ATNC, operating in the domains of Agro- & Rural- Informatics, provides complete end-to-end IT solutions for rural ! community addressing the need to build cost-effective, user-friendly, IT-based systems. Such systems are expected to help improve the living standards of rural population and enhance agriculture production. ATNC aims to provide a platform to farmers, agriculture professionals & business professionals to share their information, product, and avail of valuable guidance with the help of innovative `e-Farmer Technology'. The technology provides a channel for dissemination of effective, relevant, authentic and real time Information to the rural community, particularly, the farmers, agriculture organisations, agro-business organisations. The technology works with the help of two-way data communication systems. It can be applied as an advanced, cost-effective, multi-disciplinary information communication technology in the areas of rural information network, distance service network, advanced data collection system, farmer self-identity proof system, advanced e-Fa! rmer call centre, money transaction system and complete ICT network system in rural area. Source: http://www.efytimes.com/fullnews.asp?edid=8502 -- Nomita Das Email- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Weblog- http://i-quench.org/edevelopment/ Yahoo! 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