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The Middle East and North Africa (TC-MENA) distinctive mark in eINDIA 2008 Awards.
About this event: Global Forum on Youth and ICT for Development: Youth and ICT as Agents of Change
Related to country: India
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The Middle East and North Africa (TC-MENA) distinctive mark in eINDIA 2008 Awards.

Three winners throught three development projects from Syria,Egypt and Sudan, leaders of Telecentre in MENA.
Syira - Reefnet Project, has been chosen as the winner of the:
Best Government Initiative of the year’ in the Telecentre category – eINDIA2008 Awards.
Breif about Reefnet Project.
Reefnet project, Strategic ICT program for social and economic development, which is a cooperation program between the Syrian Ministry of Communication and the United Nation Development Program (UNDP), The project Reefnet aims at the:
-Bridging the digital divide between rural and urban areas,
-Using the ICT as a powerful instrument in the development of local communities.
-Creation of an enabling environment for the use of ICT in Syria
-Acceleration the development of information facilities and infrastructures as well as to improve the capacity to benefit from ICT.
The project has more dimensions in development Syrian community and digital divide between rural and urban community through ICT for development.
The target of project is promoting rural ( women, youth, children, marginalized and people with disabilities ) to provided ICT services through universal service and access initiatives such as telecentres.
http://www.reefnet.gov.sy

Egypt - ICT Trust Fund project, has been chosen as the winner of the
on ICT supporting agriculture using Mobile IT Club in the Telecentre category – eINDIA2008 Awards.
Breif about ICT Trust Fund Project.

ICT Trust Fund established as a partnership between the ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MCIT) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2002 to assist in the socio-economic development of Egypt.
ICT trust fund Using information technology to further sustainable human development to build an information society capable of capitalizing on the emerging knowledge revolution.
The Main Objective is to support Egypt socio-economic development program through:
• Establishing Public-private partnerships.
• Using ICT to further development in Egypt.
• Increasing awareness of the developmental potential of ICT.
• Making ICT more accessible and affordable to all citizens.
http://www.ictfund.org.eg/

Sudan- Gedaref digital city organization (GDCO), , has been chosen as the winner of the Best innovations at the grassroots Telecentre, category – e-India 2008 Awards.

Breif about Gedaref digital city organization Project.
Gedaref Digital City Organisation (GDCO) is one of the civil society organisations in the state of Gedaref (Sudan) established in late 2004. The aim of the organisation is the comprehensive development and all round advancement of the individual citizens in the state. Main motto of GDCO is to:
-Use Information Technology for the development of the community
-Enhance capacity building through trainings and workshops
-Provide special treatment for the disabled through ICT
-Bridge the digital divide
-Establish of huge data base in Gedaref state
http://www.gedaref.org

Karim Kasem, Ahmed Eisa and Nabil Eid three development leaders and winners in MENA, We will work together to promote and development communities via ICTs for building bright future thorugh telecentre.org

Nabil Eid
Syria

August 5, 2008 | 12:34 PM Comments  0 comments


The Stockholm Challenge - over a decade of success
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The Stockholm Challenge - over a decade of success
The Stockholm Challenge is a pioneer among ICT awards and networking organisations,
So far the Stockholm Challenge has brought together over 5,000 ICT projects from all over the world, many of whom are active in lasting and growing networks.
The over all goal of the Stockholm Challenge is to help counteract social and economic disadvantage, wherever it occurs, by promoting the use of ICT for development. It is mostly targeted towards developing regions and community or social sectors such as gender equality and minorities with the greatest needs. The award invites projects in six different categories:
• Public Administration
• Education
• Economic Development
• Culture
• Health
• Environment
What about Stockholm Challenge Award 2008
The Challenge programme 2008 has been targeting ICT for Development projects globally. Great efforts have been put into the search for excellent examples of information and communication technologies that show convincing benefits to people and communities, wide impact and proofs of future sustainability.

"The standard of the projects in the Stockholm Challenge Award this year is better than ever", says project manager Ulla Skid鮠and adds: "the criteria for participation have been set to a higher level compared to earlier years. Participants needed to more clearly demonstrate social impacts and sustainability with their projects in 2008. This resulted in 145 exceptional projects from more than 50 countries.
Source:
http://www.stockholmchallenge.se
http://event.stockholmchallenge.se/
Nabil Eid

April 26, 2008 | 12:52 PM Comments  0 comments
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My Vision: Stronger Telecentres
Related to country: Malaysia
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Vision: Stronger Telecentres

•Enhanced interaction and exchange of experiences between Telecentres the participation.
•To promote the exchange of experiences between staff in the field of information technology.
•Communications amongst countries of basic steps to be worked for the promotion and development.
•Promotion of a common unified communication channel interactive exchange through which members of the participants their experience with others in variety fields, especially social and economic, with a focus on factors Advancement and Support of the communities and remote rural areas, which is sometimes difficult to access.
•The goal through ICTs and education ,learning to achieve ultimate goal by bridging the digital divide between the urban and rural in our countries and reduce the digital divide between men and women through information technology.
•To expanding horizons and scope of youth which use technologies and computer technology to reach vital point "Information for all".
•The exchange of experiences through the gate of the joint unified platform for the participants via members providing their experiences and their success and failure in some cases.
•That our site is the only forum that brings and included all participants in the Community Development Support Plan, which reflected on the future of society and its members have achieved this through the last event in Kuala Lumpur "TLF" Telecentre Leader Forum.

In order to do such steps should be initiatives in place and ready to cooperate in creating resources and solidarity to cross into the gate of information technology, communications and networking.

We invite all participants to exchange local national experiences, in addition international, organizations NGOs, governmental, and civil society organizations, private sector and SMEs.

To summarize interrelate ideas and goals and objectives and to live amongst technically countries lead at the global level. We will sum up the most important items participations through exchange of experiences:

•Discussion group goals and objectives that achieve community development through the exchange of experiences amongst colleagues.
•Promote access points amongst participants on the information useful, and available resources, articles, publications and information communications technology.
•Provide advice and guidance on all issues relating to information technology and serving the community.
•Found experiences and successful models in some countries in order to benefit from the repetition of such models or create better successful models.
Finally, our societies can grow and prosper through join hands and unify the ideas, strategy of action, transparent to serve everyone for a bright future.

Thank you.
Nabil Eid
ICT4D-Syria
Salamieh Telecentre

December 26, 2007 | 1:46 PM Comments  1 comments
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ICTs for Rural Women Empowerment
Related to country: Syria
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ICTs for Rural Women Empowerment
Hand in hand with success makers

Salamieh Community Telecentre main target is to spread computer literacy among young women and to bridge the gap between the economy and the information sector. Also the Telecentre is implementing maximal use of computer technologies to promote and build young women capacities and enable them find job opportunities in a challenging women – power market .
These ICTs letters shed light on part of our efforts in this domain and focus on the critical importance of ICTs Programme .
We hope our young women might be inspired to take the first step to make success and bright future. The following stories are authentic .They were sent from our students who could get job opportunities and become more competent and qualified .

SURE, IT WAS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.

Our Salamieh Community Telecentre office has recently received floods of letters from our dear students who expressed their deep thanks and high estimation for our Telecentre. They revealed how much success they could ripe after finishing their computer and language courses in our Telecentre.

Roza khaled
Roza khaled is a student from "Barri" a village 30 Kms east of Salamieh. She got her high school certificate in 2003 . She was not able to continue her academic studies due to severe poverty. She came to Salamieh Community Telecentre and we consulted her to follow a computer course in secondary administrative assistant for 6 months .She also took a course in English language (profile 1-/interchange) and a course communicative English and other courses in management.
The Telecentre offered her all possible help to pursue her courses .Finally, she could finish her tests and exams successfully and get a certificate from Telecentre.
A week ago she surprised us with a letter she sent from her new job location.
Letter 1
Messrs
Salamieh Community Telecentre
Syria

From: Roza khaled
G.B.I
Manama-Bahrain
P.O.BOX 154
8810

Dear Eng. Nabil,
I do apologize for the delay in writing to you after I have completed my courses at your centre . The reason is that I have been busy preparing for job interview for my new a post at a bank in Bahrain.
I have the pleasure to tell you that since my enrollment in your computer and business English courses, I have been lucky enough to obtain better chances for my future career. Your courses helped me to get my new post and I'm indebted to you as you were behind this achievement .
I believe that the courses completed at the Telecentre were an important factor that has helped me get my new post and improve my computer and business English skills. Thanking you for all what you have done for me and wishing you all the best ,I remain

Faithfully yours,
Roza khaled

Janet Doun

Letter 2
To: Salamieh Community Telecentre

From: Janet Doun manager
Mushroom project
RSP Aga Khan
11-7-2007 - Syria

Dear Nabil Eid
I was lucky enough to obtain better position the RSP foundation. I have been promoted to the post of programme manager with increment to my salary and fringe benefits .The courses which I have completed with success were very decisive for me to get better position.
I have improved my computer skills and my English just twenty five days from now I'll be leaving for The Netherlands to attend a workshop on Mushroom programme management.
Thanking you for all what you have done for me and wishing you all the best.

Sincerely yours .
Janet.

Telecentre comment:
Jannet Doun is an agronomist working for the AGA Khan RSP Agency- Syria
She wanted to improve her input English and computer skills . She needed it badly as her job requires her to send and exchange e-mails , and travel a lot.
She attended a 3 month course at our Telecentre , she concluded her courses
with remarkable success.
She sent us her letter a week ago. She will be attending learning a training work shop in the Netherlands in September .

Fatemah Kanaan
Salamieh Community Telecentre is adopting an ambitious strategy to support women improve their computer and business English skills.
Fatemah Kanaan, from Al saan village 35 Kms north of Salamieh, She is a graduate from the Faculty of Economy and Trade , Aleppo University.
She strived for a long time to get a job, but all her efforts were in vain. Companies are doing wide cut off on its women power .It was a great challenge for her to expose new skills that could convince managers of her competence.
She followed two courses in computer(accountancy programme and more application from Microsoft office -ICDL and a course in Business English Profile 1- 2- and Interchange) . She was a brilliant student among her colleagues. She could attain the ICDL and business English in short period .She has recently sent us some good news from her job country .Sharjah Emirates in a AL ZAHRA shopping Mall as a sales manager .

Letter 3
MR.Nabil Eid
Manager of Salamieh Community Telecentre
Salamieh – Syria.

From: Fatemah Kanaan
AL Zahra Mall
U.A.E sharjah O LCH
14 - 06July -2007

Dear Nabil

I acknowledge with many thanks the receipt of a diploma with a credit letter in ICDL and Business English.
Many thanks to you for the sincere efforts you exerted in updating and improving my skills I am indebted to you for the cooperation which the Telecentre has extended to me during my course . I expect the future will be brighter for many young women.
On completion of my course. I am pleased to say that it has helped me greatly acquire better knowledge and competence.
I am going to follow your news on the telecentre web site


Best Regards.
Fatemah.

Nabil Eid
ICT4D – Syria
Salamieh Community Telecentre

August 13, 2007 | 1:38 PM Comments  0 comments
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Information at your finger tips
Related to country: Syria

ICTs, Training help children to access information world
"Information at your finger tips"
ICTs, under the motto "Information at your finger tips", is a promising programme that would work as bridge for children in (SCT) Salamieh Community Telecentre, to communicate with other children in the world.
It helps enriching them with necessary knowledge station and sense of creativity . It is by far, a way to materialize their dreams and enables them pass the threshold of global horizons.
Salamieh Community Telecentre, through its Communication and Information Sector, is therefore actively assisting children and young people to produce information themselves by supporting children media, and facilitating them create information.
Training was conducted at the Strategic ICT programme for socio-economic development , ReefNet-Syria by Salamieh Community Telecentre – Syria – as part of education programme for children which was developed with the collaboration with the UNDP and the Ministry of Communication and Technology in Syria.
The two-month training period in computer, English and French language was dedicated to help children to access information world. The children were enthusiastic to investigate world of information .
90 ICTs teaching hours are allocated to train children on concept of computer, access to internet world and English, French languages to develop skills in learning information on application programme.
(SCT) always works to investigate the roles that technology can play in improving teaching and learning children inside and outside the classroom. It also designs and develops technology applications that support engaged, active learning in formal and informal settings.
the programme is conducted by " Nabil Eid , Head manager of the (SCT) and Abdallah Fadel , Head of Language Department .Also ( Khloud Hwaijeh, Roaa Al Daman ) teachers of computer and (Reem Al Daman , Faten al Haj, Hawazen al Chaarani) teachers of English. (Lamis Mahfoud ) teacher of French language.
All children and their families participants realized the importance and benefits of this kind of training for education professionals. The children received a package of handouts, which is of great help for their future teaching activities.

Okba Al Khateeb is five years old. He is as student in the primary class in computer .
He has shown much attachment and zeal to learn computer and has made a remarkable progress. He was at his computer doing some practices when I approached him:
- Hi, your name is Okba, isn’t it?
- Yes, it is , I am Okba.
- How old are you?
- I am 5 years.
- Do you like your class?
- yes I do. very much.
- Why do you like computer class?
- I learn a lot about computer. I can write document and draw by paint programme and play games.
- How many times do you come to Salamieh Community Telecentre?
- Three times a week, but I want more.
- How can you work on computer?
- Look it is easy you do … this …. move the mouse , choose the menu bar , icon , and click here and it is OK.
- What things would you like to learn more in the computer class?
- I'd like to learn how to use internet explorer and I'd like to chat with other children around the world.
Raghdah Yehia
She is a 7 years old girl. She came from jadouah , small village it's 15 Kilometers far from telecentre . She is active and frank , She is studying English language in her class in addition to computer . She is reviewing her grammar modules with her teacher.
- Hello, What's your name ?
- Raghdah Yehia
- And I am Mr.Nabil Eid , manager of centre
- How do you do?
- How do you do?
- So what are you doing here?
- I am learning English in my class
- What other subjects do you take here?
- I take computer and English.
- How are you getting on with your English and computer?
- I am doing well . I can speak English with my friends and I can deal with them by internet.
- Any thing else?
- Nothing, I want to do my assignment now.
Mohamed al Fadil , 10 Year old boy He is active smart and hard working , He has proven great skills and success in taking our programme . He can do any thing on computer " as He said "
- Hello Mohammed , what are you doing, now?
- I am designing medicine a programme for my father . My father is a doctor and he needs programme for his clinic.
- What are the sources of your programme ?
- I use visual basic and data base to cerate my programme.
- Thanks Mohammed , Please we want to photograph you , right now
- You are welcome.
Mr Faisal Darwaish . A local citizen in Salamieh , came to our centre in the morning and asked us to enroll his daughter Hibba, for 2nd Time.
When I asked him about his impression , he expressed his great estimation to the centre and this is is what he said
" First I had a simple …idea about the centre but when my daughter Hibba had her first ICTs training at your centre I was surprised and over joyed with the bulk of information progress, she has had and the change that has come over here. My only daughter showed much attachment to the computer programme you are giving". I was at loss how I could fill her summer times . Now , She can contact by internet with her brother in UAE, by sending emails, photos, news of our family and we can hear daily news from my son abroad.
ICTs programme in Salamieh Community Telecentre threshold to a brighter future.

Eng. Nabil Eid
ICT4D - Syria
Salamieh Community Telecentre
Nabileid21@yahoo.com

July 8, 2007 | 6:58 AM Comments  0 comments
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