At the Third Global
Forum telecentres, April 5-7, 2011, Santiago, Chile, during the Global
Telecentre Leaders Forum attended by over 200 representatives of various
countries, organizations and institutions involved in telecentre movement,
developed the first version of the declaration, which covers some important
issues relating to telecentre work, such as:
1. To encourage
the use of ICT in creating opportunities for social, economic, and civic
participation for the poor and undeserved;
2. To establish
collaboration, support, and sharing among the different regional and national
telecentres worldwide in order to come together as a united force working
towards the improvement and sustainability of the telecentre movement;
3. To promote
the role of telecentres in harnessing information technology for development
and serving as community resources that facilitate employment, productivity and
community empowerment, especially at the grassroots level, specifically to
those living in remote and undeserved communities, through skills development,
empowerment and pro-poor services.
4. To promote
the inclusion and participation of women in all telecentre programs and support
initiatives that aim to bridge the digital divide, providing women with ICT
skills and resource mobilization to empower themselves and others, in
particular, the Telecentre Women: Digital Literacy Campaign, which aims to
provide for wide-scale digital literacy training for women at the grassroots
level and recognition of women achievers in the telecentre movement.
5. To establish
a platform for sharing knowledge among members of the global telecentre
movement and various actors and organizations working towards the achievement
of social development through the use of information and communication
technologies.
This
draft declaration is provided for your consideration. All constructive
comments, corrections and recommendations are welcome, for improvements and to have all inclusive document. Download the full text of the declaration Here.
(Source: Telecentre.org)
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