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ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI
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How prepared are Telecentres for Broadband?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI Jul 8, 2009.
Telecentres should find effective ways of delivering information to the respective users.
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Started this discussion. Last reply by ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI May 24, 2009.
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ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI commented on Diana Jean Muir's blog post Vote for the World Virtual School and help win a $250,000 grantROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to Diana Jean Muir's discussion World Virtual School offers free courses to Telecentre members in the group telecentre.org Academy"This is truly ideal."
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to Cuchie Echeverria's discussion What unique services does your telecentre (or a telecentre that you know of) offer to the community?"Cuchie,
Telecentres are currently offering diverse services until one can easily propose for a revision in the definition of the term Telecentre.
In our case i.e. Shinyalu Community Telecentre, we have different cases; we have a community borehole…"
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to Abubaker Ntambi's discussion Local Content Development for improving rural access to telecommunication"Abubaker,
When we talk of driving ICTs into the interior or rurales for that matter, the issue of local content comes up but we most of the time tend to assume or pour cold water so that it dies of. It is good to note that for any project to succeed…"
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI commented on Partha Sarker's blog post Dr. Basheerhamad Shadrach appointed head of telecentre.org Foundation"Shaddy, you have our support and blessings. Lets propel this to greater heights."
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to telecentre.org's discussion Question 3: How to make grassroots telecentre operators more active member of global telecentre movement? in the group Online Consultation 2009"The existing members must take up the role of being TCF ambassadors of spearheading the interests of TCF in our respective communities.
again, TCF must always stand by the view that their is need for TCs all over the world especially in African…"
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to telecentre.org's discussion Question 2: How to make the telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) more influential on behalf of telecentre movement? in the group Online Consultation 2009"Telecentre.org must try to reach out to those areas that sound marginalized. It should try to embrace all. All in the sense that we should for instance seem to be guided by the fact that every country for instance must have at least a Telecentre or…"
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to telecentre.org's discussion Question 1: What new themes do you think telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) should be working in the future? in the group Online Consultation 2009"Telecentre Foundation has many more opportunities to enable it continue to stamp its uselfulness to the world community. Such themes include;
- Climate Change since it is an issue that can't go unnoticed and it is affecting all.
- WE should…"
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to Seu Yapa's discussion Imagine a day without the Internet. What would the impact be?"Yapa!
This is one thing that I always avoid to imagine let alone thinking about it. When the Internet is down even for 10 minutes I feel cut off completely and that I can't deliver. The internet has become a core tool in our day to day life.…"
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to Catalina Escobar's discussion How to generate income at the Telecenter?"Hello,
Just to add on the already rich debate is the idea of working on simple publications bearing local and international briefs, innovations, relevant sites among many others and selling them at affordable prices. Eventually after taking shape…"
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to Noah Makau's discussion Starting a telecentre in rural kenya"Hi Noah,
Congratulations for this noble idea. Most important is to have that driving power then make a move. Telecentres are the only way we can ensure a stable tomorrow. Through Telecentres giant outcomes can be witnessed though many governments…"
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to Sandra Nassali's discussion Are social networking sites just a bit of harmless fun and a good way to keep in contact or is there more to that?"Thanks Sandy for waking up this issue and noting all this points.
I must first admit that social networks carry so much worth than what many people know them to be and it is just humble to say that it depends with an individual rather the…"
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI commented on Nsubuga Martin Herbert's blog post Technology for Community Radios; Radio DNS"This seems to solve most of my problems. Look! I once thought it this way, a broadcaster in the room and on air with a computer connected to the internet. information being transmitted on air and same being transmitted on the internet creating an a…"
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI commented on Zulfikar Mochamad Rachman's blog post 7 Strategies for Building Successful Telecentres"Hi Azul,
This is really a challenge, I, particularly has been prioritizing only three to four things access, shared Vision, social networking and capacity building. Now I have to add up to 7 and am certain that all will be different."
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI's discussion How prepared are Telecentres for Broadband?"Thanks to all for your wise and very knowledgeable contributions. This is trully a a perfect way of gathering information for decision making and development.
Ones again thank you so much."
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to Seu Yapa's discussion Telecentre Based Community Radio Stations"Thanks Yapa for this discussion,
CRs is the best way forward for sustainable development, attaining the MDGs among many other targets beneficial to the community at large. remember community in the real context. Almost everyone in this age relies on…"
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI commented on Seu Yapa's blog post Manual for Community Radio Managers"Thanks for this quite useful resource. It is full of wits."
ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI replied to ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI's discussion How prepared are Telecentres for Broadband?"Hi Wangchuk,
Thanks so much for your contribution. By the way I had never thought of your idea of Bytes and bits. Thanks for your clarrification.
Robinson Wikana"
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- Telecentre, Telecentre user
- Organization
- SHINYALU COMMUNITY TELECENTRE
- Job Title
- TECHNICIAN/ BROADCASTER
- About Me (biography or organization description)
- I am an Information Manager by proffession and currently am based at Shinyalu Telecentre. Shinyalu Community Telecentre has been in esistence from the year 2006. It was started as a research project with an aim of empowering the smallholder through media strategies which include FM radio (set awaiting frequency allocation), wireless internet connection (up and running), Tv/ Video room, Community library and community press. All this services offered free courtesy of Commission of Higher Education Kenya, UNESCO and Masinde Muliro University.
Already the community can access internet for free and other services. We have lined up programmes and scripts awaiting frequency allocation which is in its last stages.
I Robinson Wikana and other volunteers are have identified issuess of interest to the community (herein used to mean the national and international issues) for sharing and testimonies. We identify information, repackage it and disseminate to the smallholder population for immediate us. the centre also hosts a demonstration farm for agricultural practises.
- Areas of Interest/Expertise and Types of Services Provided
- Research
Desktop Publishing
Photography
AudioVisual services
Searching and Retrieval
Current Awareness services
Research and consultancy
reprographic
Community Outreach activities
- Phone
- 254720969263
- City (or closest town or municipality)
- KAKAMEGA
- Country
- KENYA
- Region
- Eastern & Southern Africa
- Languages (in order of preference):
- ENGLISH & KISWAHILI
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- At 4:38pm on March 25, 2009,
Sandra Nassali said… - Follow this link: telecentrecommunity.ning.com/profiles/blog/new
After writing your article, there is an option for adding photos. However, you have to first click on the place where you want the photo to be and the upload it.
Sandra
- At 10:58pm on February 6, 2009, Sandra Nassali said…
- Sure Robinson let me know incase of anything. If you want to blog, participate in discussion or to join any group and you have a problem, let me know.
I will be here to help. And also, i know you have a lot you can share with us here about your telecentre...we shall all be grateful if you do that.
Thank you,
Sandra
- At 8:00pm on February 6, 2009, Sandra Nassali said…
- Hello Robinson, welcome to telecentre.org. Please visit URL: telecentrecommunity.ning.com/notes/Getting_started for the community guide.
In case of any thing else, feel free to contact me or any other community facilitator.
Best of luck here,
Sandra
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