Kandurata CMC
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Country:
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Sri Lanka
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Detailed location:
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Kandy
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Mission:
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to increase the information resources at the disposal of Kandurata staff and programmers, to boost community participation in the station and to offer low-cost access to the local public sector and poor and marginalised segments of the population.
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Geo-graphic location:
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urban
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Contact:
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Kandurata CMC
Location Central Sri Lanka
Address c/o Kandurata Sevaya, SLBC,
Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Telephone: (94) 81 223 4871
Phone/fax: (94) 81 223 4312
Email: c/o Muthiah Duraisamy = muthiah_duraisamy@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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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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community base
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Other resources of revenue:
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service fees
training fees
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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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Kandy Information Technology Society (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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None |
No |
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Connectivity:
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None
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Technology:
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computer only (no conectivity)
printer
radio
scanner
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Objectives of the initiative:
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promote e-literacy
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Services provided:
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desk publishing
ICT training
printing
radio browsing
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Physical location:
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village radio
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Sources:
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http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/20806/11345014445CMC_Di
rectory.pdf/CMC+Directory.pdf#search=%22unesco%20sitaku
nd%20jakar%20kanglung%22
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