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Of the numerous efforts at making information and communication technologies (ICTs) a tool for socio-economic development and in pursuit of a knowledge society, telecentres have apparently been playing a dominant role. Telecentres, also known by various names such as information centres, knowledge centres, info-kiosks, community service centres, etc, as they provide services in the areas of health, education, public service delivery, social security services and livelihoods, hold tremendous promise for bridging the digital divide – the key barrier in reaching the twin but interrelated goals of achieving socio-economic development and knowledge society.

India is Home to one of the largest number of ICT4D initiatives in the world, and the telecentre landscape in India is bubbling with new energy after the launch of the national programme to set up 100,000 Common Service Centres, and it is the appropriate time to take stock of the developments. Indian Telecentre Forum 2009, organised by Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS), in its sixth year, is going to do just that by providing an opportunity to telecentre stakeholders, both regional as well as global, to meet and deliberate on the issues facing the telecentre movement, the journey till now, and devise new plans for the future. This forum, expected to follow a consultative mode, will also act as a platform to share experiences in order to come up with tangible solutions to the the issues raised.

To know more about the upcoming telecentre events, visit the following pages -

Telecentre Forum India 2009
Telecentre Forum India 2008
Telecentre Forum Asia 2008
Telecentre Forum Asia 2007
Telecentre Forum Asia 2006