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See also: GlobalVillages, VideoBridgeBuilders, InternetCafe
This page relates to TeleCentres, eastablishments which provide computers, internet-access, printing, scanning, photocopying, etc.
See  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecentre for a description and other names.
Thank you, Pamela for alerting us to this resource operated by TakingITGlobal
http://community.telecentre.org/en-tc/wiki/lithuania
The http://www.telecentre.org is full of good information, tutorials, a library, etc.
Infodev (Information for Development) http://www.infodev.org/en/index.html
Minimalist Telecentres  In the Mendenyo Yahoo Group, we were discussing an idea for Minimalist Telecentres with 1 computer, or 'A Telecentre in a box'. It's basically, whether one can start a Telecentre with a tiny amount of money, with one computer and a combined printer/scanner/copier, starting offline with just a flash-drive/CD Sneakernet connection to the outside world, then re-invest the profits to grow it organically into a larger multi-computer centre with internet access.
If it works, then a small amount of money could 'seed' Telecentres in every town or village. We would just need to start one or two as a 'proof of concept'.
When a Telecentre has grown into a larger 10 seat facility, it could provide the 'seed money' to start another Minimalist Telecentre in the next village or a completely different area. This could be as a public-sprited donation or as a commercial exercise, building a large chain of Telecentres.
Please go to the Mendenyo discusssion group in Yahoo Groups and search for 'minimalist telecentres' (note the spelling). The oldest, lowest numbered message 526 is the idea that I posted, then there is a whole thread of replies.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/mendenyo/msearch?query=minimalist+telecentres&charset=windows-1252
See especially David Mutua's reply with some useful information about what works and what doesn't, from his experience running Telecentres -
He mentions how traditional funding from family, friends and neighbours
compares well with micro-financing, and he makes many other good points.
Mendenyo Yahoo Group: Message 593: Re Minimalist Telecentres with 1 computer, or 'A Telecentre in a box'.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/mendenyo/message/593
Free eBooks about starting a Telecentre Making the connection: Scaling Telecenters for Development
By AED Information Technology Applications Center
http://connection.aed.org/ (free book to download or read online)
The Telecentre Cookbook, Published by UNESCO.
A good guide to setting up and running a Telecentre. It has examples from many African countries.
You can download it from :-
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=15546&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
From the Ground Up (eBook - HTML, PDF or Flash)
The evolution of the Telecentre movement.
http://ebook.telecentre.org/
Ten Steps for Establishing Multipurpose Community Telecentres (UNESCO)
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8828&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (click English URL on the right)
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