3rd Global Forum on Telecentres
Details of the organization
Name *
Telecentre.org Foundation
Organization country
Philippines
Website (URL)
http://www.telecentre.org
Type *
International organizations
Information about the project
Project title *
3rd Global Forum on Telecentres
Description *
The 3rd Global Forum, held in Chile on April 5-7, 2011, was participated in by a total of 281 participants (telecentre network leaders, activists, academe, and community members) from over 37 countries. It operated around theme “Employability, Productivity, and Empowerment at the Grassroots.” The forum aimed to demonstrate the achievements and the current role of telecentre networks, as movers for local growth, facilitating the distribution of services, the organization of communities, and the best use of information and communication technologies. It also aimed to reveal regional and global strategies towards the creation of jobs, productivity gains, and integral community empowerment.
Project website
http://global-forum.telecentre.org
Geographical coverage *
International implementation
Status *
Completed
from 05/04/11
to
07/04/11
Partners
Asociación de Telecentros Activos de Chile together with the 6 Regional Telecentre Networks: APTN, LAC, ETN, NetAfrica, MENA, Telecentre-Europe
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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Enabling environment
Millenium Declaration Goals related to this project
Develop a global partnership for development
Project type *
Conference
Connect the World Project *
The project is being considered as contributing to the objectives of the ITU Connect the World initiative?
No