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Richard O'Farrell
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TeleCentre s & Third Sector Orgs (TSO): New Ideas, for and from the Hub of every Community - IMAGINE WHAT IF....?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard O'Farrell Mar 27.
Online Opportunities to Work at Home as Smart Communities, with TeleCentres as anchor for Community Development Hubs and wealth creation.
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard O'Farrell May 25, 2010.
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Richard O'Farrell replied to Cleopa Timon Otieno's discussion Flavor Of The Month of April: Telecentres and Employment"Cleopa, that record 202 million people in Unemployed across the world in 2013, per your ILO stats, has always staggered me. And it is not the ILO's only scary stat, but which collectively ought to be a wake-up call for Communities everywhere.…"
Richard O'Farrell replied to Richard O'Farrell's discussion TeleCentre s & Third Sector Orgs (TSO): New Ideas, for and from the Hub of every Community - IMAGINE WHAT IF....?"Regarding the collaboration of Goodwill CTCs and ICCO, I discussed your recent blog with you at our Community Co-op group. It gave me much food for thought and ongoing reflection - as I sought to eek out a solution that could work for your CTCs,…"
Dr.J.Christopher Daniel,Ph.D replied to Richard O'Farrell's discussion TeleCentre s & Third Sector Orgs (TSO): New Ideas, for and from the Hub of every Community - IMAGINE WHAT IF....?"Most respected friend Richard: Thank you! Thank you! from the bottom of my heart for your compliments and inspiring words about our project. I have greatly enjoyed reading your message.
Thank you again for reading our case study. I look forward to…"
Richard O'Farrell replied to Richard O'Farrell's discussion TeleCentre s & Third Sector Orgs (TSO): New Ideas, for and from the Hub of every Community - IMAGINE WHAT IF....?"Your Panda Software partnership is a great case study example for other Telecentres to follow too, illustrating just how much is possible under a Corporate Soocial Responsibility (CSR) arrangement with private sector.
I very much look forward to our…"
Dr.J.Christopher Daniel,Ph.D replied to Richard O'Farrell's discussion TeleCentre s & Third Sector Orgs (TSO): New Ideas, for and from the Hub of every Community - IMAGINE WHAT IF....?"A very big Thank you Mr.Richard for your reply.I have read it with great interest. I am so thankful to you for your inspiring words about our initiative.
Thank you again for your willingness to offer your helping hand to our organisation for the…"
Richard O'Farrell replied to Richard O'Farrell's discussion TeleCentre s & Third Sector Orgs (TSO): New Ideas, for and from the Hub of every Community - IMAGINE WHAT IF....?"Thank you Dr Christopher, very informative, your Goodwill Social Work Centres are doing exceptional work in India to prepare thousands of young people with 21st century skills at your CTC's, and which will ultimately enable them to provide and…"
Dr.J.Christopher Daniel,Ph.D replied to Richard O'Farrell's discussion TeleCentre s & Third Sector Orgs (TSO): New Ideas, for and from the Hub of every Community - IMAGINE WHAT IF....?"Most respected friend Richard:
I have read it with great interest.It is very enlightening to read about your discussion.Our organisation would be very much interested in working in partnership with you in India. I would request you to please read…"
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Richard O'Farrell posted a discussionTeleCentre s & Third Sector Orgs (TSO): New Ideas, for and from the Hub of every Community - IMAGINE WHAT IF....?
IMAGINE WHAT IF? every TeleCentre from around the world just champions one New Idea, the most popular of which is drawn from their Users suggestion box, and puts it into one Pool together with those drawn from the other c.500,000 TeleCentres all over the world. Imagine then WHAT IF every such New Idea carries just One Vote, and after all the votes are counted the most popular New Idea from those champions in the Pool is then implemented under a worldwide rollout plan. Imagine WHAT IF that…See More
Richard O'Farrell replied to Seu Yapa's discussion Flavor of the Month of September: Modern Information Technologies in Libraries"That a real Live Library, operating at the heart of a Community you describe Yuliya. That's the road to their becoming indispensable."
Richard O'Farrell replied to Seu Yapa's discussion Flavor of the Month of September: Modern Information Technologies in Libraries"Those are really interesting Library Telecentre stories Yuliya, each of which I have shared with my own group on Linkedin.
And to take up Joel's important question from earlier around his Beyond Access Initiative: I have given your direct and…"
Richard O'Farrell replied to Seu Yapa's discussion Flavor of the Month of September: Modern Information Technologies in Libraries"Seu, You asked on this month's topic: “Modern Information Technologies in Libraries....ultimately how can modern libraries become access points for development and social innovation."? For a period in time it appeared that the…"
Richard O'Farrell replied to Seu Yapa's discussion Flavor of the Month of July: Telecentres and eBusiness"Hi Kamolrat, I browsed your website, Thai Community Tour, and really liked your Goals - especially: "To be the 'Coordinating Centre' for the Thai Telecentre Community Tourism for all Global Telecentre Networks, and others.."…"
Richard O'Farrell commented on Shipra Sharma's blog post Moving Towards an Indian Telecentre Network – National Consultation on Empowering Rural India through Telecentres: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward"I have been involved with Digital Agenda Europe: Every European Digital for past two years. I have been recently reading "Role of Telecentres as Knowledge Networks: Successes and Challenges" (2009)…"
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- VoxWorld.Coop
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- Founder, Social Innovator & Social Entrepreneur
- About Me (biography or organization description)
- Using VoxLabs's Franchise model, we enable M-SME's worldwide to open their own Storefront and/ or Catalogue at the official VoxWorld.Coop Outlets, under their own private label Global Community brand; it's where Social/ Third Sector community-based organisation members can build/ own their own MicroFranchise based virtual eBusiness using VoxLabs toolbox at VoxFranchise and, using our interfaces, sell direct to and through their Global Neighbourhood Communities worldwide - online, offline and mobile. VoxFranchise is designated as a metamediary (ie.not a middleman or wholesaler) for in-House, Consulting, Co-op & Retail Franchisors and stand alone operators who can also introduce partners interested in Licensing VoxLabs model products and services as now available at www.voxworld.coop, including our patented ECO-friendly packaging concept systems and point of sale interactive kiosk 7 kiosque designs.
In 2012 VoxWorld.Coop is establishing ICCO, the International Community Co-operative Organisation in support of IYC 2012 and on 18th April 2012 opened The E-Communities.Coop Group on Linkedin with membership open to all TeleCentre Orgs, Cooperatives, Social Enterprise Centres, Voluntary Orgs and other Third Sector Organisations.
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4405544&mostPopular=&trk...
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- VoxWorld.Coop has started a new and exciting Initiative during this, the United Nations' sponsored 2012 International Year of Cooperatives http://www.2012.coop/, with the introduction of a virtual 'roundtable' Forum as chaired by The E-Communities.Coop Group on Linkedin. Now open to members or representatives of all Third/ Social Sector Organisations (TSO), worldwide. Join us there in conversation, where every voice is heard. Be the Co-founder of your own online International Community Co-op Chapter & Worldshop @ VoxWorld.Coop. Or open a Worldshop culture showcase for your community. Its your World, customise it.
VoxWorld.coop is interested in making its VoxLabs Model available for building Global Neighbourhood Communities, a value creation network for each country, culture or local community - open to any partners interested in helping build an overseas trading network for Micro & Small to Medium sized Enterprises (MSME's). VoxWorld.Coop is a co-promotion for Community Co-ops. Its tools of trade made available as one solution to meet African, Asian, Hispanic and other needs - with a range that includes patented & trademarked point-of-sale Dispensers and interactive Kiosks through a Community Shop in Shops, Web Storefront or Outlets, for implementation exclusively under private Community or Coop label. Outsourced and offshore supporting technology, marketing & logistics services are also available from Ireland to assist communities in worldwide trading.
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An Idea for Community Culture Showcases Exchange at TeleCentres?
Dear fellow Telecentre.Org members,
We are travelling through a period of great change together. We have
witnessed the emergence of Information, Knowledge, Smart and Innovation
Economies at various stages since late 90's. All fellow members have
crossed the Digital Divide together. Telecentres have struck a cord at
the heart of Communities the world over, and they are now asking for more ways
to use what they are learning so as to make greater impact on their… Continue
We are travelling through a period of great change together. We have
witnessed the emergence of Information, Knowledge, Smart and Innovation
Economies at various stages since late 90's. All fellow members have
crossed the Digital Divide together. Telecentres have struck a cord at
the heart of Communities the world over, and they are now asking for more ways
to use what they are learning so as to make greater impact on their… Continue
Posted on April 24, 2010 at 4:20pm
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 10:21am on December 6, 2011,
Gelly Cezar Reston-Maypa said… Hi! Richard,
Great to know somebody in Dublin. Iv'e been looking forwrd to visit your place. I am a Legion of Mary member and wish to see the birthpalce of the organization.
- At 1:38pm on August 29, 2011,
Vivien Chiam said… Hi Richard,
Glad to be hearing from you again and many thanks for your encouraging feedback on the Guide. I do hope many others will find it useful too. Do stay in touch.
- At 12:53pm on July 13, 2009,
Seu Yapa said… - HiRichard!
Welcome to the telecentre.org community!
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