ICT for Rural Dev. in Mountainous and Remote areas
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Country:
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Pakistan
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Detailed location:
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Gilgit, Hunza, and Baltistan
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Mission:
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Provide access to relevant information through ICTs and the Internet for the remote populations living in Hunza and Baltistan
• Document the action research experiences of all the partners while implementing the project so that the successful experiences can be replicated in other areas of the region, as well as other parts of the country
• Promote ICT benefits experienced in this project among governments, donors, other policy makers and stakeholders by sharing and sending recommendations on best practices to the appropriate parties
• To introduce ICT as a possible means of providing employment exchange services in the remote Northern areas of Pakistan
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Geo-graphic location:
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rural
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Contact:
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Mr. Phet Sayo
Senior Program Officer
IDRC - Regional Office for South East Asia
208 Jor Bagh
New Delhi - 110 003
India
E-mail: psayo@idrc.org.in
Telephone: (+91+11) 2461-9411/12/13 x 311
Chief Executive Officer
Karakorum Area Development Organization (KAD)
COMSATS Headquarters
E-mail: kado@glt.comsats.net.pk, kadohun@glt.comsats.net.pk
Fax number: +91-58-115-5603
Phone number: +9158-115-5865
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Status:
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implementation
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Existing telecentres:
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4
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Future telecentres:
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0
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Start of initiative:
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2004
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Scope of operation:
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local
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Self-sustainable:
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Yes
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Sustainability plan:
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No
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Pilot:
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No
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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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Yes
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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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COMSATS (ICT infrastructure)
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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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e-learning |
No |
No |
No |
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Internet (web/e-mail) |
No |
No |
No |
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rural ICT services |
No |
No |
No |
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tele-medicine |
No |
No |
No |
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Connectivity:
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leased line
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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
provide access to online learning material
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Services provided:
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ICT training
internet access
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Physical location:
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community centre
education centre
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Sources:
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http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-51829-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html;
http://www.idrc.ca/uploads/user-S/11479021691E-schools_broch
ure_resized.pdf;
http://www.idrc.org.sg/en/ev-83013-201_101054-1-IDRC_ADM_INF
O.html
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