E-Way telecentre
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Country:
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Detailed location:
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Luang Prabang
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Mission:
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To increase access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) and improve basic ICT skills at four levels in Lao PDR: the national government, the provincial government, the university and the community. More specifically, this project aims to:
• Bring connectivity to the government sector in Vientiane, to allow it to participate in regional and international activities
• Connect provincial systems to the central government and vice versa
• Bring connectivity to the National University of Laos, where faculty and students still do not have Internet access
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Geo-graphic location:
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urban
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Contact:
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Phonpasit Phissamay
Director
Information Technology Center, Science, Technology, and Environment Agency (STEA)
PO Box 2279
Vientiane
Lao PDR
Phone: (856 21) 217 706
Fax: (856 21) 213 472
Email: phonpasit@stea.gov.la or phonpasit@hotmail.com
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Status:
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operation
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Existing telecentres:
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1
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Future telecentres:
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0
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Start of initiative:
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2002
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Scope of operation:
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local
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Self-sustainable:
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No
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Sustainability plan:
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No
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Pilot:
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Yes
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Business model:
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development fund
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Other resources of revenue:
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Knowledge network:
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No
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Community participation:
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No
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Women participation:
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No
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Type:
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private_social
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Stakeholder:
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IDRC (financing)
Participatory Development Training Centre (PADETC) (operation)
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ICT Application:
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Gender sensitive
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People with disability
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Illiterated sensitive
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Internet (web/e-mail) |
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No |
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Connectivity:
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dial up
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Technology:
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computer+Internet
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Objectives of the initiative:
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ensure universal access to ICT
promote e-literacy
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Services provided:
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ICT training
internet access
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Physical location:
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government office
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Sources:
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http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-9675-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html;
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-47579-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html;
http://www2.unescobkk.org/education/ict/v2_2/detail.asp?id=1
5940;
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