03399nam 2200709Ia 450 991045598210332120200520144314.01-280-71770-X97866107177051-55250-139-6(CKB)111087028160916(EBL)266922(OCoLC)475991198(SSID)ssj0000178962(PQKBManifestationID)11165698(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000178962(PQKBWorkID)10240339(PQKB)10930267(CaPaEBR)405851(CaBNvSL)gtp00522087 (MiAaPQ)EBC3244385(MiAaPQ)EBC266922(Au-PeEL)EBL266922(CaPaEBR)ebr10137749(CaONFJC)MIL71770(EXLCZ)9911108702816091620030701d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe experience with community telecentres[electronic resource] /ed. by Florence Ebam Etta and Sheila Parvyn-WamahiuOttawa, Ont. ;Dakar [Senegal] International Development Research Centre ;Dakar [Senegal] Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa20031 online resource (228 p.)Information and communication technologies for development in Africa ;v. 2Description based upon print version of record.1-55250-006-3 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Executive summary; Chapter 1 Introduction: Joining the information society; Chapter 2 ICTs in Africa: The landscape for growing telecentres; Chapter 3 Timbuktu telecentre, Mali; Chapter 4 Telecentres in Mozambique; Chapter 5 Telecentres in Uganda; Chapter 6 Telecentres in South Africa; Chapter 7 Telecentres in Senegal; Chapter 8 Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; This volume examines the setting, operations, and effects of community telecentres. It describes the telecentre experiences of a variety of local and often rural communities, exploring the management structures and mechanisms that have been established to support these telecentres. The book provides profiles of telecentre usage and discusses the potential and challenges of setting up and maintaining community telecentres in the context of poor information infrastructure and limited human capacity.Technologies de l'information et de la communication pour le deĢveloppement en Afrique.English ;v. 2.Information technologyAfricaTelecommunicationAfricaTelecommuting centersAfricaCommunity developmentAfricaElectronic books.Information technologyTelecommunicationTelecommuting centersCommunity development338.96/02Ebam Etta Florence857267International Development Research Centre (Canada)Codesria.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455982103321The experience with community telecentres1914198UNINA