Telecentre.org Academy Global Meeting Who is Who

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We are here

Who are we and where are we from

Country: Sudan Leading organization: Gedaref digital city organization ( GDCO)Agents involved in the NTA: , Gedaref university, Sudatel, Gedaref governmentWorking languages in the NTA: ARABIC -- ENGLISH ..

GDCO is non-profitable NGO (Gedaref Sudan) It is the founder of the first digital city in Sudan (2005) and the first national Telecentre academy in Africa (2008) It is the winner of information for development award (i4d 2007) and (i4d 2008 e-India) for the best innovative grassroots Telecentre. It has strong partnership with the great people of Eindhoven through the digital city of Eindhoven (DSE) where 750 computers were donated to establish many projects in Sudan. Its objectives are using of information technology for the development of the community. Trainings and enhancing capacity building, special treatment for the disabled through ICT, Bridging the Digital divide and establishment of huge data base http://www.telecentre.org/?event=search&criteria=sudan&x=24&y=7 http://www.telecentremagazine.net/interview/interview-details.asp?interviewid=47 http://www.telecentremagazine.net/articles/article-details.asp?Title=New-Hopes-And-Emerging-Collaborations:-The-Fifth-East-African-Telecentre-Leaders-Forum&articleid=118&typ=Features

What do we do

Disabled inclusion

GDCO established many projects using of information technology for the development of the community. 1-Trainings and capacity building, 2-bridgingi the digital divide and inclusion the disabled 3- e-services projects (medical records, e-farmer, e-governments4- establishment of the first national Telecentre academy in Africa was declared . http://www.i4donline.net/articles/current-article.asp?articleid=1819&typ=Features

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What do we do

MORE THAN2000...

Which are the most outstanding telecentre networks or actions in your country? We established sudan-telecentre.org which include GDCO, SSIT, GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTORDoes the NTA leading organization manage a telecentre network? If so, how many telecentres are in the network? Expected more than 15 What are the most popular tasks and usages in the telecentre?TRAINING , CAPACITY BUILDING, AND E-SERVICESWhich social groups use the telecentre most frequently? COMMUNITY, DISABLED

Telecentres in your country

What word do you use to refer to a motivator in your country? Telecentre practitioner

How is a telecentre motivator’s professional profile in your country?All ages

Facilitators

10 DSE, Sudatel, Drishtee, NTC, GEDAREF UNIVERSITY, SSIT

What is your experience on motivator training up to now?

About motivator training

Training

WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. WE TRAIN THE COMMUNITY FOR ACOST PRICE AND THE DISABLED FOR FREE. WE PROVIDE THE DEAF FREE COMPUTERS TO KEEP AT HOME. WE TRAINED MORE THAN 2000 IN THE COMMUNITY, ALSO WE TRAINED 140 DEAF, 110 PHYSICA DISABLED WE TRAIN THE BASIC COURSE FOR COMPUTERS AND SPECIAL COURSES (SSPS, AUTO-CAD, WEBDESIGN … ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS)

What are your expectations from the meeting? What is your motivation? What needs are you expecting to fulfill? 1-we expect a good network for the future of Telecentre movement which promote sharing experiences and knowledge2- We expect to develop and share a framework for standard curriculum With a global a certification3- We expect to have partnership withpartners who have deep experience indesigning and delivering online training.4- We expect to speed up a quick global Telecentre academy programme which lead to basic parameters for collaboration among

Motivation, needs, contributions

What could you contribute to the meeting? What are your organization’s strengths?

we share our experience, what steps we had done to establish Sudan national Telecentre academy. GDCO is a member in TLF, EATLF, TC-MENA, GKP. CIVICUS http://sudantelecentreacademy.org

Motivation, needs, contributions

What is your motivation? What needs are you expecting to fulfill?

the motivation that we will establish our Telecentre academy on basis of knowledge sharing and experience