e-Bario
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Country:
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Malaysia
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Detailed location:
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Sarawak State
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Mission:
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to define the extent to which contemporary ICTs could deliver sustainable human development to remote rural communities in Sarawak. It aims to identify further needs and opportunities within such communities that can be satisfied by the innovative use of ICTs, and through action–oriented measures, to demonstrate how significant and sustainable development can be achieved by remote communities through such implementations
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Geo-graphic location:
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rural
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Contact:
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Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Khairuddin Ab. Hamid
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Jalan Datuk Mohd Musa,
94300 Kota Samarahan,
Sarawak. MALAYSIA
E-mail: khair@fit.unimas.my
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Status:
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operation
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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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1999
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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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Yes
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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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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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Yes
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Type:
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private_social
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Stakeholder:
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Telekom Malaysia (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-commerce |
No |
No |
No |
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e-learning |
No |
No |
No |
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Internet (web/e-mail) |
No |
No |
No |
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Connectivity:
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satelite
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Technology:
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computer+Internet
printer
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Objectives of the initiative:
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develop small businesses
ensure universal access to ICT
promote e-literacy
provide access to online learning material
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Services provided:
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business services
internet access
VoIP
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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.unimas.my/ebario/Main_index.htm;
http://www.idrc.ca/uploads/user-S/1040235467098232fr.htm
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