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Telecentres, ICTs and climate change
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This group is all about efforts by individuals and corporations all over the globe who strive to use ICT based media to ensure sustainable agriculture,environmental conservation,food security,social entrepreneurship thrives unfettered.
to you too Jimmy..
It would be helpful for all our members here to have a compilation of answers to this focus question on Climate change and its Effects.
Telecentre knowledge workers: since they are information purveyors, they can be empowered to sensitize people in their respective areas of operation.This sensitization can be general information on issues climate, what to do to mitigate the effects,…
What can the following do relative to Climate Change and its Effects?
Telecentre knowledge workers
Local/National Telecentre Networks
Regional Telcentre Networks
Telecentre Foundation
We need to explore the role of telecentre to minimize the adverse impacts of climate change and how to facilitate adaptation process at the grassroots level of the society. Since the poorest of poor in the developing countries are the most vulnerabl…
Many participants in the recently-concluded Online Consultation 2009 feel that Climate Change should be one among the important priorities and challenges among our telecentres and networks in the ensuing years. Let's open a discussion on the mechani…
I hope so too
So the Copenhagen Accord was already formally accepted by the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15). I hope our telecentres worldwide will be given a role too in this global effort to save our planet and…
Haha, kijana,
This is a really nice job, keeping guys abreast with topical news..The one that has my attention is that of emails and mobile phones being a threat..This is quite true, not only to totalitarian governments but also in the domestic fron…
This is true Jimmy,
I agree with you. such efforts will go a long way in helping us combat climate change. thanks for your input.
Since telecentres are in direct contact with the grassroots, they are in a good position to help in the education and mobilization of the members of their respective communities on issues and concerns involving Climate Change and its Effects.
Our t…
You are most welcome Shipra. you just did a fantastic job on this one. I say so because this particular question had an intrinsic interest in me. I mean, for an ICT4D practitioner, trying to project the future in terms of infrastructure deployment,…
Hi Francis,
This obviously is a gesture in the right direction by the people responsible for big time pollution. But i beg to digress.I have been following keenly the events at COP15, and will treat this with a pinch of salt; from secret draft that…
Could this be the Light at the end of the tunnel. Read on.
From Associated Press (AP).
The White House on Monday announced a new program drawing funds from international partners to spend $350 million over five years to supply developing nations w…
I really love the way this summary has been done....condensing such voluminous text into a concise one like this is excellent since some people-myself included-tend to shun voracious reading!!....kudos to whoever did this excellent job because now i…
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The majority of public sector employees do not know about environmentally friendly ICT policies Huh!!
The UK (And I think all governments should find out) government set out its target within the Greening ICT Strategy, which calls for government IT to be carbon neutral by 2012, with office carbon emissions down 11.5% by 2011.
The report, The Path to Green Government, was produced by Global Action Plan and commissioned by Cisco. It found that 60% of respondents to the questionnaire were not aware of the government’s strategy, with 41% of national government respondents not even being aware of th… Continue
The report, The Path to Green Government, was produced by Global Action Plan and commissioned by Cisco. It found that 60% of respondents to the questionnaire were not aware of the government’s strategy, with 41% of national government respondents not even being aware of th… Continue
Posted on July 9, 2009 at 3:30am — 1 Comment
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- At 2:11am on October 15, 2009,
Seuwandi Yapa said… - Dear Owino,
Greetings from telecentre.org!!!
Hope you have received my message.
Best :))
Seuwandi
- At 4:49pm on October 14, 2009,
Tony Knox said… - Hello Owino. I hope you are well. Did you know about this technologies donations program available to NGOs in Kenya?
http://www.techsoupkenya.or.ke/
http://www.ngopulse.org/newsflash/cost-icts-kenyan-ngos-be-reduced
Feel free to share the word. Best to you,
Tony
- At 5:48am on September 9, 2009,
joshua mugo said… - if nairobi is still cold we have excess solar in uganda n we can import some
- At 3:54am on September 1, 2009,
Francis Mwathi said…
- Hi Fred, sorry for kunyamaza..works kibao. Great to hear you are attending the UN event. Get pictures and enter them to photo contest, you nerver know. I have your contacts so any time am in Nairobi I will get in touch. Have a good day.
- At 2:22am on August 26, 2009,
Carolyne Chalo said… - yeap
will try to shout. how can u be in a building hujui.kss building or?
- At 10:49am on August 20, 2009,
Carolyne Chalo said…
- have been to NARL for sometime and havent met anybody by your name. BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE. and i frequently revisit the place.which dept??
- At 6:16am on July 9, 2009,
Carolyne Chalo said…
- hi frendick. how is. have seen i work aroung waiyaki way. wapi
- At 6:07am on July 6, 2009,
Sandra Nassali said… - Hello Fredrick, welcome to telecentre.org. Please go through the Getting Started Guide as it gives tips on how to go about the site.
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Salam bro, Wish all the best outcome of e-Krishok Campaign. Its really very big sector (Farmers) and as well as challenge of building the digital Bd next. Thank a lots for such campaign initiative for the digital enabling support to the rural area.
I was among the team and I appreciated their solar project. in Chinyunyu everything is power on solar just like here in Nakaseke.
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