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FYI:
> >Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 15:19:07 -0400
> >From: Andy Carvin <[email protected]>
> >To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
> >Subject: [DDN] Announcing the WSIS Telecentres Working Group!
> >
> >Announcing TELECENTRES:
> >A Civil Society Working Group on Community Technology
> >for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
> >
> >Open to the public; Discussions begin September 15
> >
> >In November, 2005, thousands of representatives from governments, civil
> >society and the private sector will go to Tunisia for the second phase of
> >the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), a United Nations
> >event to identify strategies to bridge the digital divide and utilize
> >information and communications technologies (ICTs) for global development.
> >The civil society delegation, which includes representatives from NGOs,
> >academia and other groups, is working to offer input to government leaders
> >during the WSIS process, developing recommendations on a variety of
> >issues, including human rights, privacy, health, education and copyright.
> >
> >As part of civil society's contribution to WSIS, we are forming a new
> >working group on telecentres and other public technology initiatives,
> >including community technology centers, telecottages, public computing
> >centers at schools and libraries, community wireless networks, and other
> >initiatives that seek to offer Internet access, ICT training and related
> >community services to the public. Participation in the working group
> >is free and open to the public.
> >
> >Once online discussions commence, the group will brainstorm to identify
> >specific projects that could serve the WSIS process, such as the following:
> >
> >- Informing policymakers of successful strategies to utilize telecenters
> >as a tool in reaching the UN Millennium Development Goals;
> >
> >- Identifying opportunities for cross-sector, public-private partnerships
> >for promoting sustainable telecenters;
> >
> >- Organizing an international thematic conference on telecenters and other
> >public computing venues;
> >
> >- Establishing an international network of telecenters and telecenter
> >associations at the local, national and regional level in order to forge
> >greater connections between them;
> >
> >- Collecting and disseminating case studies that demonstrate the rich
> >diversity of telecenters, including programs run by libraries and
> >community networks, and how they impact various aspects of global
> >development (education, health, the environment, civic participation, etc.);
> >
> >- Sharing of best practices and tools, translated for cultural and
> >linguistic appropriateness.
> >
> >Other issues may be identified as well. As discussion proceeds,
> >participants will be encouraged to volunteer and coordinate various
> >aspects of the working group, from organizing events, writing position
> >papers and translating the group's official documents.
> >
> >As this will be an international discussion, the working group will allow
> >posts in English, French and Spanish; participants will be encouraged to
> >utilize free translation tools such as Altavista Babelfish to help make
> >the daily discussion as accessible as possible.
> >
> >Subscribing to TELECENTRES
> >
> >There are two options to join the group:
> >
> >Option 1: Go to
> >http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/telecentres and fill
> >out the subscription form;
> >
> >Option 2: Send an email to [email protected] with this word
> >in the subject line: subscribe
> >
> >After submitting your subscription request, you'll receive a confirmation
> >request from the list server. Please follow the directions in this email;
> >you'll then be confirmed as a member of the list.
> >
> >Reminder: Inaugural Discussions Begin September 15
> >
> >Since this is a new list, we would like to give incoming members a chance
> >to participate from the beginning. To accomodate this, discussions on the
> >list will not open until September 15; at that point, I will post an
> >announcement welcoming members to the list, encouraging them to post
> >personal introductions. Then, we will proceed with the discussion.
> >
> >For more information, please contact Andy Carvin at the address below. For
> >more on WSIS, please visit http://www.wsis.org
> >
> >--------------------------------------
> >Andy Carvin
> >Program Director
> >EDC Center for Media & Community
> >acarvin @ edc . org
> >http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org
> >http://www.edwebproject.org/andy/blog/
> >--------------------------------------
> >
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