Information Policy

From digital inclusion to more advanced eSkills for the 21st century

Since 2008, Telecentre Europe has organized 6 annual gatherings for its member organizations and stakeholders that brought together around 500 participants from all corners of Europe and beyond. The name of the annual gathering changed over the time, bringing us to the Telecentre Europe Annual Conference in 2014.

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From March 24th to 30th 2014 Telecentre Europe organises its 5th annual edition of theEuropean Get Online Week (GOW) a campaign aiming to raise awareness amongst the young and unemployed on the e-skills needed for the 21st century workplace.

by Susan Mohammed

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday launched information and communications programme Star.tt, aimed at providing rural communities with lifestyle-changing technology, available at their community centres.
Persad-Bissessar, who launched the programme in the Penal Community Centre at Clarke Road, thanked all who were responsible for the programme, and for refurbishing the community centre.
“This centre has become an access centre. This is one of 44 to be opened for our children to access the Internet,” she said.

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Telecentre-Europe was present earlier this month at Online Educa in Berlin – the largest global conference on technology supported learning and training. The participation of Telecentre-Europe was twofold: to present Skillage, its online tool that helps users quickly assess their digital skills, and to disseminate its current Life-Long Learning project titled M4ALL, dealing with game-based learning in special education.

The government has provided 459 schools and institutions with fully furnished and equipped Information Communication Technology (ITC) laboratories and Internet access.

European Get Online Wee

From March 24th to 30th 2014 Telecentre Europe organises its 5th annual edition of theEuropean Get Online Week (GOW) a campaign aiming to raise awareness amongst the young and unemployed on the e-skills needed for the 21st century workplace.

ICT centre launched in Penal

by Susan Mohammed

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday launched information and communications programme Star.tt, aimed at providing rural communities with lifestyle-changing technology, available at their community centres.
Persad-Bissessar, who launched the programme in the Penal Community Centre at Clarke Road, thanked all who were responsible for the programme, and for refurbishing the community centre.
“This centre has become an access centre. This is one of 44 to be opened for our children to access the Internet,” she said.

Continue reading "ICT centre launched in Penal" »

Telecentre-Europe was present earlier this month at Online Educa in Berlin – the largest global conference on technology supported learning and training. The participation of Telecentre-Europe was twofold: to present Skillage, its online tool that helps users quickly assess their digital skills, and to disseminate its current Life-Long Learning project titled M4ALL, dealing with game-based learning in special education.

The government has provided 459 schools and institutions with fully furnished and equipped Information Communication Technology (ITC) laboratories and Internet access.

One hundred use the Skillage tool at Online Educa in Berlin

Telecentre-Europe was present earlier this month at Online Educa in Berlin – the largest global conference on technology supported learning and training. The participation of Telecentre-Europe was twofold: to present Skillage, its online tool that helps users quickly assess their digital skills, and to disseminate its current Life-Long Learning project titled M4ALL, dealing with game-based learning in special education.

Ghana: 459 Schools Get ICT Laboratories, Internet Access

The government has provided 459 schools and institutions with fully furnished and equipped Information Communication Technology (ITC) laboratories and Internet access.