You may have heard about refurbished computers not a few times, but have you ever seriously considered it as a possible solution to hardware cost-related issues?

Well, on October 10 and 11, Telecentre.org…

SOCAP12 – Making Meaning Matter will officially kick off today, October 1, at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, California. Telecentre.org Foundation, led by Executive Director Miguel Raimilla, will be participating as a network partner in the four-day conference.…

For many telecentres struggling to deliver high quality yet inexpensive services to their communities, the high cost of hardware can be quite a nightmare and a serious drawback. So, as part of the on-going TIS Talks initiative focusing on telecentre sustainability, Telecentre.org Foundation,…

Join us for TIS Talks on September 26 and 27 as we explore how telecentres and telecentre networks can support the growth of community-based…

Malvar Community eCenter (CeC), a telecentre based in Batangas, Philippines, has been declared the winner of a contest organized by Telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to…

TIS Talks, the webinar series on Technology, Innovation, and Sustainability organized by Telecentre.org Foundation and Intel, is now moving towards its second phase. From building knowledge in Phase 1, Phase 2 of TIS Talks shifts its focus to finding solutions and partners for telecentre networks.

In this phase, TIS Talks…

On Thursday, September 13, Telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) and Hystra, a consulting firm specializing in hybrid (social and business) strategies, will present you with the opportunity to find out “what works” in terms of full projects - as opposed to technologies - combining both an economically viable model and socio-economic impacts on their end-users, in the field of ICT for development (ICT4D). Hystra’s Lucie Klarsfeld will be our resource person during…

Telecentre.org Foundation’s 3rd anniversary is still months away but we want you to help us get ready by taking part in our first ever anniversary video. This year, we’re inviting members of telecentre.org to join in the fun by sharing their thoughts and ideas on why telecentres make a difference in the world.

How do you take part in this activity? It’s easy. Just take a video of yourself, preferably using any high-definition recording device. Make sure you have a plain-colored…

Cherie Blair Foundation for Women (CBFW)is the latest organization to form an alliance with Telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) in its continuing efforts for women.

On August 10, 2012, TCF announced that it would be joining CBFW’s Mentoring…

Asia-Pacific Telecentre Network (APTN) welcomed a new host last July 31st in Bangkok, Thailand, as Thaitelecentre.org formally took over hosting duties from Sri Lanka's Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), which has hosted APTN since February 2009.

Mr. Manit Ratanasuwan, Consultant of the Ministry of Information and…

Telecentre.org Foundation has partnered with SOCAP12: Making Meaning Matterin San Francisco, October 1-4 2012. Join the world’s pioneering impact investors, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, civic leaders, and innovators to create the intersections where you – with friends and valuable strangers – mobilize resources and capital for good.…

Telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) and Intel’s webinar series on Technology, Innovation and Sustainability, or TIS Talks, which was launched last July 23 to a worldwide audience in two timezones, is expected to…

On July 31st during the Asia Pacific Telecentre Network (APTN) Leaders Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand will be formally named the new APTN country host, taking over the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA)of Sri Lanka, which hosted the first APTN Secretariat in Sri Lanka since February 2009.

The ceremonial turnover will be broadcast live via …

On the occasion of the Connect Americas Summit held from 17-19 July, 2012, in Panama City, Panama, Mr Brahima Sanou, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Mr Miguel Raimilla, Executive Director of Telecentre.org Foundation (TCF)have announced the launch of a new partnership to support social inclusion and the…

Telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) is partnering with Intel Corporation and Ashoka Changemakers® to promote their global competition: She Will Innovate: Technology Solutions Enriching the Lives of Girls. More than $30,000 in cash and in-kind prizes will be awarded to the best and most innovative solutions that equip girls and women with new digital technologies—enabling them to live healthier, smarter and more meaningful lives.…

Telecentre.org Foundation (TCF), in partnership with Intel, is launching the Technology, Innovation and Sustainability Talks, or TIS Talks, a series of webinars that will run from July to November 2012and will bring together telecentres, networks and partner organizations to learn about successful telecentre sustainability models and entrepreneurs as well as…

Telecentre.org Foundation celebrates
 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) on
 May 17 with two separate workshops in Geneva and Bangkok, respectively.

In Switzerland, TCF Executive Director Miguel Ramilla will be hosting,…

Following its
 recent win at the e-Asia Awards for the Telecentre Women: Digital Literacy campaign last December 2011, Telecentre.org Foundation has garnered yet another prized distinction, this time for its
Community…

Telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) and the National Information Society Agency of the Republic of Korea (NIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing the partnership between the two organizations for the benefit of telecentres and Information Access Centers worldwide.

Among the areas covered under the MOU are the sharing of community networks, resources, and materials, as well as the exchange of human resources for training and other related services.

The signing…

COLLABORATING ON A ROADMAP FOR CHANGE

A key output from ITU Telecom World 2011 is the “First Steps Towards a Manifesto for Change” document. Drawing on the deep ICT sector expertise of the event knowledge partner Ernst & Young, this Manifesto document pulls together the rich variety of voices heard over the four days of World 11 in a collaborative call for radical thinking to take action and embrace the transformational power of connected technologies to improve the lives…