[Sigifp-l] Gobal Telecenters Alliance formed

[Michel J. Menou]

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*PRESS RELEASE*


        The European Union of Telecottages Associations (EUTA) and the 
Telecenters of the Americas Partnership (TAP), a collaboration among the 
Aspira Association, Inc., Community Technology Centers' Network 
(CTCNet), Pacific Community Networks Association (PCNA), Fundacion 
Chasquinet and _Somos at Telecentros <mailto:Somos at Telecentros>_ have 
agreed to join forces and establish a Global Telecentres Alliance for 
Community Development.


EUTA and TAP are at the moment the largest organizations in this field 
assembling 20000 telecenters throughout Europe and the Americas.


The Global Telecenters Alliance for Community Development shall

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      secure the effective participation and representation of
      grassroots telecenter associations in the organizations and fora
      addressing the application of information and communications
      technologies for development, and

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      facilitate the cooperation between and sharing of resources and
      experiences among these associations in order to help them more
      effectively achieve their missions.


EUTA and TAP urge community telecenters to join the associations that 
are already part of their membership or form national and regional 
associations where they do not yet exist.


Membership in the Global alliance will be open to regional 
organizations. Till they are in place, national organizations may be 
accepted upon consent of existing members of the Global Alliance.

In order to join the Global Telecenters Alliance for Community 
Development organizations should:

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            have a significant number of members throughout the
            territory of their country,

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            be formed by a majority of grassroots telecenters or
            associations of telecenters,

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            have formal governance structures and rules.

The telecenters in these organizations should be associated with a 
variety of community services and activities, beyond simple access to 
the Internet and computer literacy.


Members of the Global Alliance might invite to join civil society 
organizations that do not correspond to the above profile but play a 
noteworthy role in the area of information and communication 
technologies and community development

TAP : http://www.tele-centers.net/

EUTA : http://euta.hu/ 




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Dr. Michel J. Menou
Consultant in ICT policies and Knowledge & Information Management
Adviser of Somos at Telecentros board http://www.tele-centros.org
Member of the founding steering committee of 
Telecenters of the Americas Partnership http://www.tele-centers.net/
B.P. 15
49350 Les Rosiers sur Loire, France
Email: Michel.Menou at wanadoo.fr
Phone: +33 (0)2 41511043
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ciber/peoplemenou.php
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