Dear GKD Members,
OneWorld South Asia's (OWSA) http://www.oneworld.net/ under the aegis
of Mission 2007 http://www.mission2007.org/ would like to invite you
to a Content for Community Needs Programme meeting (30 June and 1 July
2005; India International Centre, New Delhi.)
OneWorld will introduce the concept of 100,000 Telecentres and the
opportunities that exist for content developers/providers in the
immediate future.
One of the practical ways of using ICTs, we feel, is to set up
Telecentres (Rural Advocacy Centres/Information Kiosks) that contain
information relevant to the needs of the rural/urban communities. Such
Telecentres would facilitate Communities' access to
information/facilities/services without their having to waste any time
in procuring/accessing the same. To the worker at the community level,
having to procure such information would mean in real terms, having to
drop out of work for at least a day -- often forgo a days wages -- and
the resultant food for him/her self and the family. For this purpose
there is an urgent need to digitise a content repository for community
needs to reach out to rural/urban India at large, as well as tailor the
data to the respective needs of the communities.
Given this backdrop, OWSA with more than 500 organisations including
NGOs, donors, multilateral organization, private sector, media,
academicians and governments as its partners, attempts to provide a
database that answers the needs of the grassroots and enhances their
quality of life. However, it can soon be realised the task is enormous
while the need is immediate -- so we do what we know best -- call on our
partners and colleagues who have amongst them a pool of resources, which
we could then collate in a content repository for community needs. This
definitely would be an ongoing process, as data/information is always
being made available.
As a first step, we would like to invite GKD members to join us in a two
day *Content for Community Needs Programme* (agenda below) where we
could together combine our resources and pool information which could be
put to the use of those who need it the most. This is expected to build
capacities and explore alternative tools and techniques for empowering
people at the grassroots.
Complete credit would go to the source of information, and OWSA merely
provides the platform for its dissemination. A line in response
confirming your interest and participation would be most appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Basheerhammad Shadrach
Director
OneWorld South Asia
C5 Qutub Institutional Area
New Delhi - 110016
T : 91 11 51689000
F : 91 11 51689001
RSVP:
email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Content for Community Needs Programme
Vision: To provide a database that answers the needs of the
grassroots and enhances their quality of life
Venue: India International Centre, Conference Room II
Duration: 30 June and 1 July 2005
Draft Agenda
Thursday, June 30, 2005
0930 - 1030 Inaugural Session
Welcome Introductory Remarks by Dr. Basheerhamad Shadrach, Director,
OneWorld South Asia (OWSA)
Importance of Contents for Community Needs by Prof. M.S.Swaminathan/ Dr.
Arunachalam
1000 - 1230 *Health Nutrition*
Population
Mother/Child Health
Nutrition
*Diseases*
HIV/AIDS
Malaria
Tuberculosis
*Water/Water borne Diseases*
Diahorrea/Dysentry/Cholera/Jaundice/
Typhoid/etc.
*Rehabilitation*
Facilities/Benefits
*Gender*
Gender in Governance
Cultural Bias
1230 - 1300 Action Plan and Concluding Remarks
1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
1400 - 1410 Introductory Remarks by Director OWSA
1410 - 1420 Concept and Background
1430 - 1700 Livelihoods
Microcredit
Small Medium Enterprises
Employment
Gender in Employment
Corporate Social Responsibility
1700 - 1730 Action Plan and Concluding Remarks
Friday, July 1, 2005
0930 - 0940 Introductory Remarks by Director OWSA
0940 - 0950 Concept and Background - GC Division
1000 - 1230 Agriculture
Animal Husbandry/Livestock
Food Security
Grain
Fruit Vegetables
Public Distribution System
1230 - 1300 Action Plan and Concluding Remarks
1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
1400 - 1410 Introductory Remarks by Director OWSA
1410 - 1420 Concept and Background
1430 - 1700 Education
School
Higher
Adult
Vocational
Remedial
Distance
e-Learning
Gender in Learning
Environment
Sanitation
Pollution
Wildlife
Forests
Disaster
Natural
Manmade
Governance
Panchayat
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