Telecentres are increasingly emerging as one of the most important equalizers of digital divide among urban and rural citizens. There is an immense potential of telecentres to deliver public services to resource poor citizens.

Keeping this objective in mind, the Asian Telecentre Forum 2007 has been conceptualised to bring the Asian practitioners in a platform for learning and sharing the experiences, and to address critical issues of content, collaboration, sustainability and up-scaling. Further, experts will be engaged in close assessment of issues relating to project monitoring steered by external financial support, from international development agencies and governments in Asia.

Stakeholders from various sectors, viz., NGOs, Governments, Private sector, Donor agencies, Research organisations etc. will participate in this workshop. There will be opportunity to showcase key project work and experiences through presentation sessions and/or panel discussions.

Session Highlights:

• Telecentre Movement in Asia: Road Ahead
• Partnerships for Developing Telecentre Networks
• Financing Mechanism and Sustainability Factors of Rural Telecentres – a reality check
• Service Delivery and Capacity Building through Telecentres