R Chandrashekhar
About 7000 plus Common Services Centres (CSCs) have been operationalised in rural India so far. Read more...
To tell you what prompted us to start this magazine on telecentres is the fact that in all our previous conferences on telecentres there are more questions raised than answered. People who are directly or indirectly related to the telecentre community have so many issues that are unresolved. As the telecentre networks connect up, learn and share, the momentum and ripple effects that these initiatives are making, is an exciting development. However, there is not sufficient research and analysis of the processes and impacts, challenges faced and overcome, innovations made and lessons learnt.
Built on CSDMS and telecentre.org’s deep commitment to collaboration, the ‘telecentre magazine’ will act as an interface between telecentre leaders, technology solution providers, knowledge repositories, and decision makers. The magazine will raise awareness about telecentres, serving a platform for research, analysis, advocacy and the development of a stronger telecentre ecosystem. It will also act as a repository of knowledge with various success stories, failures and lessons learned from the field. Ultimately, this will help in sustainability and upscaling of telecentres around the globe.
Partnership: 'telecentre magazine' is published by Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies in colaboration with telecentre.org, a community of people and organisations committed to increasing the social and economic impact of telecentres around the world. The social investors are Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Microsoft and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
