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DOT-COM Activity: Applying a New Generation of Information Technology at Community Internet Centers (Access)
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DOT: dot-ORG
Country: Global
Funder(s): USAID/EGAT/IT
Short Description: This Associate Award pilots new configurations of ICT to strengthen and increase the impact of Community Internet Centers (CICs) and other points of access to the Internet in under-served areas of developing countries.
Phase/Type of Activity: Signed Award Status: Active
Start date: September 30, 2002 End Date: September 30, 2006
Partners: Education Development Center
Person(s) to contact
Contact
Christopher Light , Sr. Program Officer
dot-ORG , Academy for Educational Development
Email:
Tel: 202 884-8762
Full Description: The objective of this Associate Award is to pilot new configurations of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in Community Internet Centers (CICs) and/or other sites that are located in under-served areas of developing countries where USAID has a presence. CICs, and ICTs in general, can play a critical role in development by combining for-profit and public- good services within a common hardware/software platform. Significant success has been experienced in establishing sustainable CICs and other ICT-for development activities; the challenge for dot-ORG in this Associate Award will be to launch a new generation of ICT configurations which broaden the range and impact of services offered and increase the number and quality of employment opportunities. In addition, this Associate Award will enable the dot-ORG project to collaborate with USAID to promote the adoption of improvements at such centers or other locations within its programs worldwide. It is expected that the Award will require four years for implementation. The final technologies used and locations assisted will be subject to funding and demand from USAID field sites.
Pilot activities under this award include the following:
Development Sector(s): Agriculture Markets and Trade, Biotechnology, Research, Energy, Enterprise Development, Information Technology, Technology Transfer, Trade and Investment, Education Partnerships, Higher Education, Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Land Management, Research, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Child Health, Women in Development
ICT Intervention(s): Capacity Building, Public Administration, LAN/network infrastructure, Local content development, PDA/handheld device, Public/Private Partnerships, Telecenters, Web site/portal
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