Low Cost IT Centres: TESDA Lingayen IT center, TES
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Country:
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Philippines
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Detailed location:
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Lingayen, Tacloban in Leyte, Tagbilaran in Bohol and Cebu City in Cebu
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Mission:
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to promote e-literacy and provide internet access
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Geo-graphic location:
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urban
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Contact:
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Project Leader: Nabeel Al-Kady
Engineers Without Borders
5650 Yonge St. Suite 207
Toronto M2M 4G3 Ontario, Canada
Telephone/Fax: +1 514 816 8463
Email: nabeela@ewb.ca; parker@ewb.ca
Website: http://www.ewb.ca
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Status:
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operation
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Existing telecentres:
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3
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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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Department of Social welfare and Development (project implementation)
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) (project implementation,consultancy)
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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 |
Yes |
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Internet (web/e-mail) |
No |
No |
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Connectivity:
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N/A
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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/pan/ev-51265-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html;
http://www.idrc.ca/IMAGES/ICT4D/PanAsia/R&D/ewb.pdf, November 2004;
http://www.idrc.ca/IMAGES/ICT4D/PanAsia/R&D/ewb_outputs.pdf
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