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7 Reasons Why Libraries Are the New Telecentres

7 Reasons Why Libraries Are the New Telecentres

Published on: Feb 12 2014 by Michael Gurstein - Comments Off on 7 Reasons Why Libraries Are the New Telecentres
As those, who have been in and around community-based ICT/Internet access (community informatics) initiatives well know, the primary dilemma for these activities...
Internet for the Common Good – A Community Informatics Declaration

Internet for the Common Good – A Community Informatics Declaration

Published on: Jan 24 2014 by Michael Gurstein - 1 Comment
From the Community Informatics Research Network… Effective use of the Internet will benefit everyone. Currently the benefits of the Internet are distributed...
Telecentres are NOT sustainable!

Telecentres are NOT sustainable!

Published on: Jun 27 2011 by Michael Gurstein - 16 Comments
Almost since the very beginning of Telecentres/public access centres the nagging from funders – mostly governments but major NGO’s as well – has been...