Press Release Services and Business News from Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope, established 1983
Press Release Writing and Distribution
  Send2Press Archive: 2000-2004 Neotrope®
Public Relations
Press Release Services and Media Relations
Send2Press® - Press Release Writing, Newswire Distribution, Press Release Optimization, Internet Marketing, Podcasting, SEO, Media Monitoring, Media Coaching, News Syndication, Book Marketing, Entertainment News, Web PR, and Media Relations since 1983   media relations
press release writing
Press Release Services and Business News from Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope, established 1983
 
NEWS WIRES:
» Ad Industry News
» Aerospace News
» Arts News
» Automobile News
» Biotech News
» Book News
» Business News
» Computer Industry News
» Construction News
» DotCom News
» eCommerce News
» Education News
» eMarketing News
» Entertainment News
» Employment News
» Energy News
» Family/Parenting News
» Fashion Industry News
» Fitness Industry News
» Food & Cooking News
» Graphics News
» Insurance News
» Interior Design News
» Internet News
» Investor News
» Manufacturing News
» Medical News
» Music News
» NonProfit News
» Peace/Ecology News
» Podcasting News
» Political News
» Real Estate News
» Religion News
» Retail News
» Security Solutions News
» Small Cap & OTC News
» Software Industry News
» Sports News
» Telecom News
» Travel Industry News
» TV & Cable News
» VoIP News
» US Newswires
» Business Profiles
» More News Channels
» Today's Headlines

Distribute your News with Send2Press® Press Release Services

 

Education News
PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVES FROM SEND2PRESS® NEWSWIRE

NOTICE: THIS IS ARCHIVAL CONTENT AND LIKELY OUT OF DATE.

Edited for Send2Press by Carly Zander


Telecenters of the Americas Partnership to Provide Disadvantaged Communities Access to New Technology Across the Northern Hemisphere

WASHINGTON, DC - Jan 14, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Five leading technology networks recently launched the Telecenters of the Americas Partnership (TAP), a network of community technology centers where people can access and learn to use new communication technologies throughout North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

Created to bond people and communities across borders, the alliance between Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet), the Aspira Association, Pacific Community Networks Association (PCNA), ChasquiNet, and Somos@Telecentros, represents over 4000 community technology centers across the Americas.

"We seek to share best practices between countries, streamline workload and costs, enabling individual technology centers to maximize resources and, ultimately, better serve their communities," states Kavita Singh, executive director of CTCNet.

The team is developing a system that provides easy access to the best telecenter tools and resources; a survey of successful telecenter activities; and the creation of a long-term plan outlining the structure, activities, and budget for an effective, TAP partnership.

The announcement of the partnership was made during a videoconference from sites in San Juan, Mexico City, Vancouver, Washington, DC, and at the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva, Switzerland, where CTCNet participated in a panel on community technology centers hosted by Microsoft.

The WSIS panel, Enhancing Human Capacity and Empowerment, examined innovative approaches being implemented to connect disadvantaged communities with access to information and lifelong learning by providing technology skills. The participants shared best practices learned and challenges faced by community technology centers globally. Panelists included representatives from the Committee for Democracy in Information Technology (Brazil), Drishtee (India), and the UNHCR ICT in Refugee Education.

Singh comments, "Many people in lower income communities and people with disabilities still have very limited or no access to technology in the US." She continued, "Countries around the world have serious infrastructure and resource issues that do not exist to the same extent in the US, so we must ensure that we do not leave whole populations behind in a country that has the resources to address these issues. With the advent of e-government, access and training must be available for all people."

For more information on TAP and CTCNet visit http://www.ctcnet.org.



FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION(S) MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE BUSINESS NEWS ARTICLE, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMPANY DIRECTLY AND NOT THIS WEBSITE.

DISCLAIMER: the above business news article is believed accurate but not guaranteed, and is based on business news supplied by the company or organization mentioned and/or quoted in the story. Neotrope/Send2Press makes no claims of accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Any opinions expressed by representatives of company(s) mentioned in news item are solely those of the person indicated, and do not reflect any opinion or policy of Neotrope/Send2Press. Your use of any information contained herein is done solely at your own risk, and you are fully responsible for using any information herein, or on sites mentioned or linked to in the article.

USE OF THE ABOVE NEWS ARTICLE
Article is Copr. © 2004 Neotrope/Send2Press. Reproduction of this news article in any form requires written authorization. You may freely link to this article. For more information on using this article in print or on your website, please visit: www.freeNewsArticles.com™.



Add Our News Headlines to Your Website Free
Free headline feed


Journalists & Editors
Choose your news by preferred topic(s).
Privacy protected.
MORE INFO

Archived Releases

Most Recent Releases


Subscribe to RSS Feed



NOTICE: THIS PAGE IS ARCHIVAL CONTENT AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR ACCURACY.
Top of Page | Home Page | E-mail This News Story

Press Release Services from Send2Press
Click Links Below to Learn More About Send2Press News & Press Release Services:
News Distribution by Send2Press   |   Press Release Writing Services
business news
 Copr. © 1983-2014 Neotrope® — all rights reserved. Privacy/Legal Statements 
Press Release Writing
Business Press Release Services | Compare News Distribution Plans | Agency Program | How to Order
PR Services Add-on Options | Price List | SEO+PR™ Services | Press Release Writing | Publication Lists
Client Testimonials | About Us | Contact Us | Newswire Channels |
News About Send2Press | | RSS/XML Feed

Free News Articles