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Dr. Basheerhamad Shadrach appointed head of telecentre.org Foundation
The Board of Trustees of the telecentre.org Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Basheerhamad “Shaddy” Shadrach as the first executive director of the new foundation. His selection by the Board represents the completion of the transition of telecentre.org from a start-up program, housed at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Canada, to an independent, non-profit organization, based in the Philippines. As head of the telecentre.org Foundation, Shaddy will oversee the implementation of the global telecentre networking, advocacy and support program.
“Given his work at telecentre.org and the telecentre.org Academy, Shaddy represents an important link to our past and to our future,” says Richard Fuchs, co-founder of telecentre.org. “His appointment will help ensure that the telecentre.org Foundation continues to succeed in its mission of increasing the social and economic impact of telecentres on development around the world.”
Shaddy has been involved in telecentre and information-related work since 1986, spending years measuring the impact of telecentres on the lives of people living in the developing world. His pioneering efforts in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT) for development include the creation of an online news indexing system for the Indian Express group; developing indev, the first ever Indian online community committed to development; organizing the first ever South Asian ICT conference, Tasknet; and launching the global anti-corruption portal, CORIS. He has been a strong advocate for grassroots ICT initiatives, leading the community-based caucus of the World Summit on the Information Society. His work toward developing the Pondicherry Framework for assessing rural ICT initiatives has earned him a Ph.D. from Loughborough University in the UK. In June 2006, he joined the IDRC as Senior Program Officer for Asia and as lead of the telecentre.org Academy.
Shaddy’s appointment takes effect on January 18, 2010.
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Comment by K G Rajamohan on January 27, 2010 at 12:25am -
My hearty Congratulations Shaddy! Deserved always be crowned ! I am sure you will bring wonders in present assignment as ED .I have been watching you the day one you made the small sapling grows into global tree in OWSA as Director.It was a pleasant rememberance of Shaddy who spent sometime with us in Pondicherry researching on ICT and grass root rural community! Your simplicity in amazing ! Bravo! God Bless you!
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Comment by Bhakta Raj Ranjit on January 22, 2010 at 4:09pm -
Dr. Shaddy,
Please accept my healrtfelt Congratulaions! There are tons of things we need to for the development of telcentres especially in developing countries liike Nepal, hills and mountains country. I wish you remakable leadership in this areas. I always cooperate you. Bhakta Raj Ranjit, Chairperson, Synergy Nepal
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Comment by Cuchie Echeverria on January 21, 2010 at 11:40am -
Congratulations, sir! All the best to you and TCF!
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Comment by FERNANDO PORTELLA ROSA on January 21, 2010 at 12:45am -
Congratulations Shaddy. We are very proud to have you as a leader in social and digital inclusion movement. Best wishes. Good job!
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Comment by W.A.M.K.Priyanganie on January 20, 2010 at 12:25am -
This is great news I heard beginning of 2010, Congratulations Dr Shaddy,
I believe your great leadership. we hope to go to IT journey under you leadership
wish you all the very best & good luck
Priyanganie,
Sri lanka
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Comment by ROBINSON WIKANA MUKANGAYI on January 19, 2010 at 10:14pm -
Shaddy, you have our support and blessings. Lets propel this to greater heights.
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Comment by NKURUNZIZA JEAN PAUL on January 19, 2010 at 7:16pm -
Gongratulations to Shaddy !
Wishing him success !
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Comment by FELICIAN NCHEYE on January 19, 2010 at 4:15pm -
Dr. Shaddy,
I sincerely register my congratulations. You are the rightone. God rewards those who work rightly for the people.
The ALmighty God will lead you in his walks for the betterment and effective achievements of the telecentre family activities
Ncheye
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Comment by Mathias Walwana on January 19, 2010 at 3:55pm -
Congratulations Mr. Shaddy. I wish you All the best at your New Appointment at the Foundation! I want to say that as we are appointed for new tasks, we are appointed for new challenges also. But I believe you hold the potential to drive us to success.
Congratulations to the Telecentre Foundation also, really a step positively is being felt.
We are all at your back and we wish you well
Mathias
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Comment by Muralikrishna on January 19, 2010 at 2:56pm -
Congratulations Mr. Shaddy Wish you All the best at your New Appointment at the Foundation!! and Sir we all with you Of Your Great Leadership. successful...
Thank you
Murali Krishna
Srilanka
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