Joel, I certainly agree with your suggestion as to identifying what telecenters are used for, which brings us almost full circle to my initial request for people to list telecenters they are involved with, their function and how these relate to the WSIS Declaration. However, it appears that most are not interested in posting this information, as only Toby has done so to date.
I have pasted Toby's brief summary below, again, for other peoples reference, should you be inclined to submit this information and code it to the table of Contents/sections of WSIS Declaration, which is pasted at the bottom. It is simpler for each person to describe and code their own information than for one or two of us to have to undertake that as an additional project. If everyone submits this information, I can compile the information and draft a paragraph in conjunction with Joel developing a matrix from the purpose indicated for each of the various telecenters. Elizabeth -----Original Message----- From: Toby Beresford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 5:00 AM To: Elizabeth Carll, PhD Subject: Re: [Telecentres] Content areas - application to telecentres Hi Elizabeth For MicroAid the following two categories are most applicable to our 40 current online centres in UK, Indonesia and elsewhere. 2.1.1 Poverty Eradication X MicroAid online centres help community based organisations to plan and execute micro-projects targeted at (and usually suggested by!) specific low-income individuals within the community. 2.1.8 Development of Sustainable and Community-based ICT Solutions X MicroAid online centres are designed to provide tools for commuity based organisations to raise funds to pay for the online centre and to fund micro-projects themselves - empowering them to be sustainable and self-financing. Good luck! Toby "Shaping Information Societies for Human Needs" Civil Society Declaration to the World Summit on the Information Society TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. A VISIONARY SOCIETY- 2. CORE PRINCIPLES AND CHALLENGES 2.1 Social Justice and People-Centered Sustainable Development 2.1.1 Poverty Eradication 2.1.2 Global Citizenship 2.1.3 Gender Justice 2.1.4 Importance of Youth 2.1.5 Access to Information and the Means of Communication 2.1.6 Access to Health Information 2.1.7 Basic Literacy 2.1.8 Development of Sustainable and Community-based ICT Solutions 2.1.9 Conflict Situations 2.2 Centrality of Human Rights 2.2.1 Freedom of Expression 2.2.2 Right to Privacy 2.2.3 Right to Participate in Public Affairs 2.2.4 Workers' Rights 2.2.5 Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2.2.6 Women's Rights 2.2.7 Rights of the Child 2.2.8 Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2.2.9 Regulation and the Rule of Law 2.3 Culture, Knowledge and Public Domain 2.3.1 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity 2.3.1.1 Capacity Building and Education 2.3.1.2 Language 2.3.1.3 International Law and Regulation 2.3.2 Media 2.3.2.1 The Role of the Media 2.3.2.2 Community Media 2.3.3 Public Domain of Global Knowledge 2.3.3.1 Indigenous Peoples' Knowledge 2.3.3.2 Copyright, Patents and Trademarks 2.3.3.3 Software 2.3.3.4 Research 2.4 Enabling Environment 2.4.1 Ethical Dimensions 2.4.2 Democratic and Accountable Governance 2.4.3 Infrastructure and Access 2.4.4 Financing and Infrastructure 2.4.5 Human Development - Education and Training 2.4.6 Information Generation and Knowledge Development 2.4.7 Global Governance of ICT and Communications 3. CONCLUSION Elizabeth Dr. Elizabeth Carll Focal Point International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; Chair Media/ICT Working Group, NGO Committee on Mental Health, New York Tel: 1-631-754-2424 Fax: 1-631-754-5032 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joel Galgana Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 11:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Telecentres] Re: Basic Telecentre Items/ICT Definition <<<I humbly propose that we identify first WHAT the telecenters would be used for, maybe coming up with matrix of categories of telecenters, and based on the various applications / objectives, THEN focus on the details.>>> -Joel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "For Practical and Affordable Business Solutions" InSight Business Systems and Solutions, Inc. 5B 1st cor San Rafael Sts., Capitol Subd., Kapitolyo, Pasig MM PHils. Tel/Fax: (632) 688- 4445 Cell: (0922) 804-7795 ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ telecentres mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/telecentres To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
