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Toronto, Canada
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| Date/Duration |
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20-28 June 1997
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| Project Description |
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UNESCO designed and moderated the joined CIDA-FAO-IDRC-ITU-UNESCO Workshop on Multisectoral Rural Development Through Telematics and Telecentres at the Global Knowledge '97 Conference organised by the Government of Canada and the World Bank. Central Asia was represented by Mr Nurlan Sakipov, the President of Kazakstan Telecommunication (KATELCO) who presented the project on the Rural Satellite Network and by Mr Karibaev, Administration of the President of Kyrgyzstan.
Presentations, demonstrations, panels and debates gave a comprehensive picture of opportunities and challenges facing the development of telematics services for rural communities and marginalised groups. The session provided a synthesis of the most recent methodologies and experiences, including NGOs and Universities from Africa, Asia and Latin America, drawing conclusions for practical actions and future initiatives.
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| Mission Reports |
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On request via email to: Dana Ziyasheva, Also see the list of participants and Programme of the workshop.
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| Budget Details |
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US$2,500 from CII; the rest funded from other organisations (ITU, IDRC, FAO, CIDA and World Bank)
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| Contact Name in the Field |
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Prof. Don Richardson
Director
Don Snowden Program for Development Communication
Dept. of Rural Extension Studies
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (1-519) 824-4120 ext. 3811
Fax: (1-519) 836-9941
Email:drichard@uoguelph.ca
WWW:http://tdg.uoguelph.ca/~drichard
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| How to Participate |
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The participants of the workshop decided to establish an email discussion group after the Conference. The discussion group allows for sharing experience of developing telecommunications in rural areas in different parts of the world. Subscribers to the listserv should send e-mails to
listserv.uoguelph.ca . To subscribe to the listserv type rural-ict_dev as well as your first and last names. To learn more about rural telecommunications, please check the Web Site links indicated below.
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| Project's Website |
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http://www.globalknowledge.org/
Relevant Websites
http://www.snowden.org/conference/index.cfm
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D-UniversalAccess/
http://www.thelcn.on.ca/lcn.htm
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