بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. Telecentres,, the effective tools for Re-engineering of education and ICT diffusion in academia

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1 بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم Telecentres,, the effective tools for Re-engineering of education and ICT diffusion in academia

2 Gedaref digital city organization (GDCO) is a nongovernmental and nonprofit organization (Gedaref Sudan); it is part of the Telecentres movement where ICT is used for community development. GDCO is the winner of information for development award (i4d 2007 e-india 2007) for the inclusion of the disabled. It is the winner of i4d 2008 awards for the best innovations at the grassroots Telecentres; and the winner of i4d 2009 for the initiatives of civil society for development for the e-agriculture project and other e-services... GDCO is the founder of the first Telecentre academy in Africa and middle east and the thirteen in world... The Digital City of Eindhoven (DSE) Netherlands, the well-known partner of GDCO in Netherlands donated 750 computers and more than ten projects were established using ICT for community development and one of them is e-agriculture.

3 GDCO DSE Partnership

4 Eindhoven

5 Telecentre is a public place where people can access computers, the Internet, and other digital technologies that enable them to gather information, create, learn, and communicate with others while they develop essential digital skills. Telecentre.org is a worldwide network of people and organizations committed to increasing the social and economic impact of tens of thousands of grassroots Telecentres by making Telecentres stronger and better at what they do. Telecentres movement is a newly developed global initiative. The global Telecentre networks, consist of more than 5000 members, they speak four different languages (English, Spanish, Arabic and French). They share knowledge, experiences and best practices for community development online in an innovative ways

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7 Governmental Telecentres (NTC &NIC) 1500 school Telecentres,,, 150 community Telecentres

8 Global Telecentre academy (GTA) VISSION The Telecentre.org Academy offers skills-development programmes to support grassroots-level actors involved in creating new and inclusive economies in developing countries. It promotes the use of knowledge and information as means to empower millions of marginalized and poor communities. MISSION 1- Establish a global programme to support the learning needs of over 1 million Telecentre operators, thousands of key policy makers, investors, and leaders of existing and emerging networks who seek to succeed in Telecentre work 2- Initiate appropriate skills-development programmes to promote livelihood and knowledge-based practices among grassroots communities

9 3- Develop appropriate learning systems and curriculum, based on the learning needs of numerous grassroots-level knowledge workers and stakeholders to sustain Telecentre operations as mini- and micro social enterprises 4- Establish linkages with academic institutions to develop a linear career path for grassroots-level knowledge workers, and with Telecentre networks for peer-learning support, mentorship, and placement services 5- Demonstrate that the learning programmes initiated by the Academy fulfils the human resource development mandate of various governments around the world, in line with their national priorities

10 e-india 2008

11 GDCO & CSDMS 5 th GGA India

12 Global Telecentre movement

13 Global Telecentre movement

14 Telecentre academy

15 CERTIFICATIONS & ACCREDITATION A- On November 19, 2009, a global level Certificate Course in Telecentre management was launched as the first activity of the newly established Global Secretariat of telecentre.org Academy at the Indaira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India B- The Certificate Course will offer 16 credits to learners in about 20 nations and in as many languages. The Certificate Course would be a base to pursue higher education up to the level of a PhD programme in any of the institutions in the consortium of Telecentre.org national academies. Courses are offered online and offline through a blended learning format, which can be completed within six months. C- Introduction of a 64 credit Diploma Course in Telecentre management to be completed within 12 months for those who have completed either a graduate programme in any stream or the Telecentre.org Academy certificate course in Telecentre management.

16 D- The lead organizations that steer the Academy at a global level are the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Indaira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), a consortium of national Telecentre.org academies in various nations around the world, and the Telecentre.org Foundation based in Manila. E- A Global Secretariat housed at the Indaira Gandhi National Open University will manage the day-to-day functions of Telecentre.org Academy in about 20 nations around the world. By 2015, the courses will be available to learners in all countries where the Telecentre movement exists and is growing. GTA developed more 15 modules of certification for normal certificate, BSc, MSc and MPA online through Indaira Gandhi national Open University IGNOU with support of national universities in each country to provide certification

17 Sudan national Telecentre academy SuNTA In June 2008,, GDCO hosted the 5th east African Telecentre leaders forum in partnership with Ugabytes and its partners GDCO paid all the local costs (hotels,,, food,,, local transport,, laundry,,, mobile Sim cards) 27 international participants from 17 countries attended the forum. On the 11th June Sudan national Telecentre academy (SuNTA) was declared as the first national Telecentre academy in Africa and the Middle East and it is the 13th in the world. In august 2008 and at the Telecentre forum in e-india 2008 the vice chancellor of Indaira Gandhi national Open University (IGNOU), telecentre.org, Gedaref state minister of education, CSDMS and GDCO chairman launched the website of SuNTA. GDCO attend the meeting in Barcelona Spain.

18 SuNTA objectives 1- utilization of ICT for community development. 2- Improve the quality of training to enhance capacity building of Telecentre mangers, operators and the community leaders, providing them with quality skills and certification and manage more than 1500 governmental school and community Telecentres. 3- Staff exchange, sharing experiences, and knowledge and best practices with the global Telecentre network 4- bridging the digital divide (gab) especially within disabled to include (integrate) them 5- Co-ordination between working group in ICT.

19 GDCO projects telemedcine DSE Netherlands E-education E-agriculture Mother of twining special needs disable

20 e-agriculture 1- establishment of 7 Telecentres (GMAC,, Farmer union,, rural areas). 2- training and capacity building 3- Setting a database for GMAC 4- Determining the geographical coordinates GPS of the farms which lead to natural resource electronic (digital) map of Gedaref state 5- Designing a web portal for the crops prices 6- Under designed agro-mobile service in partnership with Drishtee organization is in process.

21 Achievements 1- GDCO build a huge database for GMAC farmers which help in quick transaction (more than farmers ) 2- Developed electronic (digital) map using the geographical coordinates of the farms. 3- A lot of information about the quality and quantity of crops are available through a web portal of crop markets 4- the agro-mobile information system which will provide 6 e-services in partnership with Drishtee 5- Achieve the 8th MDGs, Sharing experiences and best practices 6- Reduction in the cost of agricultural planning and determining the geographical coordinates (demarcation) 7- Farmers will get many added value e-services (telemedicine, e- education. Internet cafes,), and very soon the sick people can be treated over the net 8-Training and capacity building 9- ICT for disaster control

22 Digital of gedaref state natural resources Solving conflicts farms plots and Geographical coordinates natural resources

23 crop market web portal 1- more than 17 crops price 2- archive of crops, sellers, buyers 3- daily amount of crops

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25 Use of ICT for disater control عندما ضربت انفلونزا الطیور السودان قامت المنظمة بتجمع المعلومات عبر الانترنت وطبعتھا بالاشتراك مع المركز القومي للمعلومات ووزعت منھا اكثر من 3000 نسخة بالقضارف والخرطوم في معرض كیتكس لتقنیة المعلومات 2007

26 E-EDUCATION

27 1- establishing 2 Telecentres in the faculty of IT and computer science in Gedaref university100 Pcs 2- establishing computer Telecentre in the faculty of community college (women) 3- constructing and establishing of 2 e libraries 4- starting a partnership between Gedaref and Fontys universities 4- Establishing a Telecentre (15 PCs ) for training the graduated students with the graduate supporting fund and more than 400 were trained

28 Out of school children (e-learning) GDCO Starts e-education project for out of schoolchildren in partnership with the ministry of education, UNICEF, Alhafad University and Gedaref University. GDCO will replicate the project in the urban area for the deaf and mute community (poverty problem) and in the rural area with the nomad's children who forced by the climate change to leave the school and follow their animals looking for grazing area and water resources. The UNICEF is targeting children all over Sudan ( children in Gedaref state).

29 e-learning conference Nairobi 2007 long trip for e-learning

30 Nile learning TV CHANEL CAIRO OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN FUTURE SCHOOL CAIRO TELECENTE MANGERS TRAINERS

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32 UN-ESCWA workshop for disadvantage community

33 telemedicine GDCO in partnership with NTC - NIC and the faculty of medicine in Gedaref University Constructed 228 meter square telemedicine Unit 1- treat sick people online globally 2- training and capacity building of medical staff and medical students

34 Include the excluded through ICT 1- With the help of DSE and GDCO donated more than 150 PCs to train the disabled (disabled union, al-amal school for deaf, NGOs for disabled) 2- GDCO provides them with free computers (60 computers) to keep at home, practicing and communicating with their friends and families and maintaining or changing them if it is broken and also GDCO trains the disabled for free e-inclusion, training agreement, free computers, Telecentres

35 e-inclusion Disabled at tea party,, in Dubai,,, Hanan truk ADDEX UAE Disabled at ADDEX UAE,, Eindhoven mayor, Abu Dhabi

36 3- training deaf and dump as trainers TOT 4- Integration & inclusion of the disabled in the community through these Telecentres, and through many national and international conferences 5- Paying the cost of the internet for the disabled in the commercial internet café to demonstrate to the community how easy to access the net. 6- GDCO provided Brail printer, brail holly Quran and early deaf discovery instrument, 7- The Sudan celebrates the World information and Telecommunications Day May 17, 2008 at GDCO and 70 deaf students graduated. 8- GDCO promote the inclusion of the disability dimension in many conferences and GDCO

37 e-inclusion

38 GDCO & DISABLED agreements Deaf training Free computers Community inclusion Community inclusion

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40 Ahmed eisa GDCO ICT for disabled Cairo Nabil Syria and deaf Blinds Khartoum Univ Telecentres leaders Disable Abu Dhabi UAE

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42 what is suitability? 1- Continuity of Telecentre. 2- Achieving the objectives 3- Communicating with the local community to achieve their goals. 4- Ability of Telecentres to develop a partnership and share knowledge and experiences and best practices. What is needed in Telecentre to be sustainable? 1- Provide the needs of local community 2- Share, negotiate and discus with them what is needed and where is the best place to establish the Telecentre. 3- Networking and follow up the change in ICT.

43 Challenges and solutions in GDCO Telecentres Challenge 1 ICT is not part of our culture and not a priority in Sudan Solution Continuous training with the cost price and using universities, STAFF to train in your Telecentres in the summer vacation Challenge 2 Cost of infra structure and high running cost Solution 2 Partnerships which allow GDCO uses schools and clubs for training to avoids renting and using universities, to train in GDCO Telecentres in the summer vacation FOR free. Also on call teachers helps in reducing the cost.

44 Challenge 3 Quality of training and certification Solution 3 The global Telecentre academy curriculum and certification through Sudan Open University Challenge 4 Absence of clear strategic plan Solution 4 This can be solved through MoU and writing proposal for the projects with the role of each partners Challenge 5 Financial sustainability Solution 5 a- Training revenue b- Crop market web portal (selling prices information) c- agro-mobile services (40% of SMS revenue)

45 d- Telemedicine (percentage from the patient registration fees) e- Partners support Challenge 6 Poverty and the digital divide Solution 6 GDCO started training in the poorest area with the cost price and training the disabled, poor students and orphans for free. Challenge 7- low speed and high cost of internet Solution government policy through breaking the monopoly of telecommunications companies (4 internet service provider) we have 4 competing companies.

46 مكفوف - صم بالقاھرة القنصل الھولندي ودمج الصم