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| Three organizations, the Academy for Educational Development (AED), Microsoft® Corporation and telecentre.org collaborated to develop this book, Making the Connection: Scaling Telecenters for Development. Two AED staff, Barbara Fillip and Dennis Foote, were the principal authors of the book. Other AED staff contributed content, developed the published version and created this HTML version. Also, many of the case studies presented in the book are from projects that AED’s Information Technology Applications Center has carried out over the last two decades. Microsoft® provided the funding for the writing and publishing of the book and to develop and host the HTML version for the web. Microsoft® staff also contributed case studies from projects that they are supporting around the world and provided invaluable insights to improving the book’s narrative. The professionals at IDRC’s telecentre.org program also contributed significantly to this book by providing case studies, suggestions for enhancing the narrative and feedback to make the publication more effective. |
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Information Technology Applications Center (ITAC) is a leader in applying information and communication technology (ICT) to accelerate development. From the early period when radio and television were important new technologies through the era of worldwide broadband connectivity, AED has been at the forefront of helping developing countries participate in the benefits of ICT. ITAC develops solutions that help people leverage the most appropriate mix of technologies to meet their goals. | |
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Microsoft® is a global technology leader committed to innovation and broadening digital inclusion through its Unlimited Potential program, which enhances technology skills of underserved young people and adults through community telecenters. Microsoft’s community investment efforts are focused on increasing digital inclusion and bringing the benefits of technology and technology skills to 250 million underserved people worldwide by 2010. | |
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telecentre.org is a global community of people and organizations committed to increasing the social and economic impact of grassroots telecentres. Working together, we provide the resources that telecentres need to succeed: locally relevant content and services, support and learning opportunities, and networks that help telecentre activists connect to each other. telecentre.org is funded by Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Microsoft, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AED would like to acknowledge the members of the extended team that contributed to this effort within Microsoft, telecentre.org, and the Academy for Educational Development, as well as others within the global telecenter movement who provided feedback and text at various stages, including Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Dr. Michael Best, Dr. Calestous Juma, Tim Wood, and Richard Fuchs. From the Academy for Educational Development:
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The HTML Interactive Version of Making the Connection: Staff from AED’s Design for Social Change Unit and the Information Technology and Applications Center (ITAC) designed and developed the HTML version of the Making the Connection book. These staff members include Eric Rusten, Marco Javier and Deanna Ledet. |
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