Although the growth in the telecenters’ numbers came in bits and pieces from different projects, the evolution of their ‘role’ was organic. It grew out of the needs of the communities and eventually levelled the differences in their origin. By mid-2003, … Continue reading
The State of Orissa, situated on the eastern coast of India, was hit by an unprecedented super cyclone on October 29th, 1999. The cyclone caused massive damage to houses, vegetation, livelihood and the environment. The relief and rehabilitation work that … Continue reading
With some sense of what could influence telecenters being used for their intended purposes – given its mix of generic ICT offerings – information, connectedness and devices, they – in their many forms – can be attempted to be understood … Continue reading
Telecenters are acknowledged as – the facilities that offer community members the ability to use ICTs in a publicly shared manner. However, the concept of telecenters in the ICT for Development domain has remained a mystery. Mystery – because the … Continue reading