Nepal Telecentre Network

Many Organizations in Nepal are establishing Telecentres in different names: public internet access center (PIAP), village knowledge center,
infocenter, community technology center (CTC), community multimedia
center (CMC), multipurpose community telecentre (MCT), Common/Citizen
Service Centre (CSC), school-based telecentre, etc.Ultimate goal of all types of Telecentres being the same, they vary in terms of Services offered, hardware/Software they use,Business Plan they follow, human resource they use to run the telecentres.Also different Organizations in Nepal are Establishing telecentres in differnet parts of Nepal. However, they are not working in Coordination with each other. As a result, there is a duplication. The selection of location is not done very scientifically.

The need for the Telecentre Network is felt from the last couple of year where the real Telecentre Operators from the Grassroots,Implementing Organizations and the government starts to interact themselves.It is high time that a central body comprising of all the stakeholders working for the Telecentre movement in Nepal. This body should categorise and standarize the Telecentre. In other, the mechanism must be created such that all the stakeholders:Implementing organizations, Government, Grass root Community and Business Organizations talk to each other for standarizing the Telecentre.This is just my idea.What do you think?

Sudip Aryal

President
Nepal Rural Information Technology Development Society(NRIDS)
URL:http://nridsnepal.org.np
Email:info@nridsnepal.org.np
         nridsnepal@gmail.com

and

Project Engineer
Ministry of Information and Communication
Postal Services Department
ICTs/Telecentre Section
URL:http://nepalpost.gov.np
Email: sudip@nepalpost.gov.np
        : sudiparyal@gmail.com
Skype:sudip.aryal