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CREATIVE USE OF ICTs. ICT Applications for Operations and Network Management System of TELECENTRES 25-26 Sep 2013 Bangkok, Thailand. Wisit Atipayakoon (wisit.atipayakoon@itu.int) Programme Officer ITU Regional Office for Asia-Pacific. Internet Café. Multi-Purpose Telecentre.
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CREATIVE USE OF ICTs ICT Applications for Operations and Network Management System of TELECENTRES 25-26 Sep 2013 Bangkok, Thailand Wisit Atipayakoon (wisit.atipayakoon@itu.int) Programme Officer ITU Regional Office for Asia-Pacific
Internet Café Multi-Purpose Telecentre Community Internet Centre Community e-Centre Community Broadband Centre Tele Biz Centre Cyber Café TELECENTRE
OVERVIEW • ITU, NBTC (Thailand), and with support from the Australian Government jointly proposed a multi-partnerships project aimed at building capacity of telecentres and relevant stakeholders implementing telecentre projects • Development of necessary and useful ICT applications for operating, managing, and maintaining a network of telecentres • Beneficiaries are the Member States and especially people living in rural communities • The initiative to be launched at the Connect Asia-Pacific Summit, 18 November 2013, Bangkok, Thailand
OBJECTIVES • Develop ICT applications for telecentre operations and management, and for telecentre network management system; • Develop a web portal and repository of ICT resources useful for telecentres including ICT applications and contents; • Establish a framework for monitoring and evaluating performance of telecentres operations in an effective manner • Build institutional and human capacity in managing telecentre projects through various means such as guidelines, toolkits, training, etc. • Help telecentres run in a more sustainable manner • Promote international coordination and cooperation as well as knowledge sharing • Promote local SMEs and local knowledge through the use of ICTs
EXPECTED OUTPUTS • ICT applications for telecentre operations and management of networks of telecentres; • Web portal/repository for ICT applications and contents; • Monitoring and Evaluation framework for telecentre projects • Publications e.g. case studies, guidelines, toolkits for managing telecentre projects • Capacity building programme e.g. training, workshops, etc. • A platform for international coordination and cooperation as well as knowledge sharing
KEY ACTIVITIES & TIMELINE • Oct 2013: Call for “Expressions of Interest” • 18 Nov 2013: Announcement of partnerships Sign an agreement • 2014-2015: • Development of ICT applications • Development of a web portal • Organising a regional/sub-regional seminar • Conducting studies and training • Expert assistance to countries
PARTNERS CALL FOR PARTNERSHIPS • Member Administrations • National Regulatory Authorities • UNs Agencies and International Organisations • Organisations, enterprises, NGOs dealing with telecentres
CONTRIBUTIONS • Contributions: In-cash contribution • In-kind contribution CALL FOR ‘EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST’