The It-Infrastructure Telecentre: Understanding The Who, What And Why

Roessner, Christoph; Roessner, Christoph

ISBN 10: 3639405870 / ISBN 13: 9783639405873

Published by Av Akademikerverlag, 2012

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144 pages. 8.66x5.91x0.33 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The It-Infrastructure Telecentre: Understanding The Who, What And Why
• Publisher: Av Akademikerverlag
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639405870
• ISBN 13: 9783639405873
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.26 kilograms

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Synopsis

Telecentres often are the only possibility to connect marginalised communities to the economical, cultural, political and technological centres of the country and the world. They enable human development and support people in performing their daily tasks in a more efficient way through the strategic use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The biggest problem of telecentres is sustainability. But, only through understanding the Who, What and Why of a telecentre can it become sustainable. Based on the perception of a telecentre as a venture performed by and for a community, telecentres are discussed in terms of infrastructure, which serves technological, social, economical and political processes within a community. After developing a conceptual toolkit this book presents a process model or roadmap, which a telecentre has to follow in order to become sustainable. This model gives orientation to practitioners in the field, as well as to researchers trying to understand the phenomenon telecentre. It is an invitation for a multi-disciplinary discussion on how ICT-based ventures, such as telecentres, can have a positive and durable impact on lives throughout the world.

About the Author

studied in Hamburg, Germany and Siena, Italy.His diploma thesis he wrote in cooperation with the Ecuadorian ChasquiNet foundation.He holds a degree in Informatics and Political Science of the Hamburg University.During his studies he worked in the field of international logistics.