Community Technology Centers

From: members-bounces@afcn.org [mailto:members-bounces@afcn.org] On Behalf Of Paul Hansen Sent: October 11, 2006 8:55 PM To: AFCN Members Subject: [AFCN Members] CTC VISTA Project Now Accepting Applications Hello AFCN Members, I'm very pleased to announce that the CTC VISTA Project is currently accepting applications for VISTA positions that begin in JANUARY, 2007.

The third session of SI 575 looks at public access to internet and communications technologies internationally. We will discuss a full range of issues that come up when providing telecommunications and computing services in parts of the world where incomes are low, power supplies are intermittent, infrastructure is inadequate and international connections are expensive. There is no outside speaker currently planned for this session, but there are several class members with experience outside of the US who will describe some situations they have experienced.

From First Monday v11n9. CIC seminar participants should be prepared to discuss this on Friday. This article presents findings from the 2006 Public Libraries and the Internet study and other research that demonstrate the impact of public Internet access in public libraries on the communities and individuals that the libraries serve.

To: ugabytes@ugabytes.org Subject: Re: [UgaBYTES] Towards the creation of Rwanda Telecentre Network, Dear friends in Telecentre movement, I want just to let you know that we currently in the process of creating a National Telecentre Network called Rwanda Telecentre Network(RTN).This innitiative is a result of current govenment policy to promote rural ICT in Rwanda by establishing community information Centers in rural areas.It is expected taht within 3 month 30 Telecentres will be established in rural cities.This inniative of Rwanda Telecentre Network is headed by Barera Paul,manager of Nyamata Telecentre who is acting as country coordinator of the project, and NDIRIMA Falcon Godwin,marketing manager at TECELKA Communication services.The iiniative is also supported by Ugabytes Rwanda Information and technology Authority(RITA).We hope that as we move on we will have intrested people and organisatios to support our innitiative.