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The publisher of The Journal of Development Communication
invited Professor Royal Colle and Ph.D. candidate Raul Roman
to edit an issue of the Journal devoted to the telecenter
movement that evolved in the latter years of the 1990s. Drawing
on travel and contacts acquired in producing The Telecenter
Handbook, they assembled a group of contributors who brought
a wide range of experience and scholarship to the pages of
the Journal. Through a special arrangement with the publisher,
the articles appear here for the first time on any web site.
Inquiries about subscriptions to the hardcopy of the Journal
(which are not available electronically) can be directed to:
Asian Institute for Development Communication, 6th Floor,
APDC Building, Persiaran Duta, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
or www.devcom@pd.jaring.my.
Following is the table of contents for the special issue.
The text for each article is available by clicking on the
title.
Please note that these documents are in Microsoft®
Word format.
The Journal of Development Communication — Volume 12,
No 2 (December 2001)
Telecenters and ICT for Development:
Critical Perspectives and Visions for the Future
Editorial
Royal D. Colle and Raul Roman (editors): The Telecenter Environment
in 2002
Section 1: A critical framework to understand the role of
telecenters in development
Ricardo Gomez and Angélica Ospina: The
Lamp Without a Genie: Using Telecenters for Development Without
Expecting Miracles
Everett M. Rogers and Pratibha Shukla: The
Role of Telecenters in Development Communication and the Digital
Divide.
Section 2: Reports from the field: opportunities and hazards
for telecenter development around the world
Peter Benjamin: Telecenters
in South Africa
Gail Short: Lessons
Learned in Pioneering Telecenters in Australia.
P. Thamizoli and K. Balasubramanian: Information
Management and Knowledge Empowerment: MSSRF Telecenters in
South India.
Mátyás Gáspár: Telehouses
in Hungary
Sheriff Hashem: Community
Telecenters in Egypt
Richard Kyle: Models
of Telecenters in Brazil
Critical summary: Alfonso Gumucio Dagrón: Prometheus
Riding a Cadillac? Telecenters As The Promised Flame of Knowledge.
Section 3: The
telecenter movement: critical perspectives and visions for
the future
Francisco J. Proenza: Telecenter Sustainability: Myths and
Opportunities
Raul Roman and Christopher Blattman: Research
for Telecenter Development: Obstacles and Opportunities.
Johan Ernberg: Telecenters
and the Incubation of Public Policy
Mike Jensen: Information
Technology and Infrastructure for Telecenters: Combining Best
Practice with New Developments
Nancy J. Hafkin and Nancy Taggart: Ensuring Women’s
Ability to Take Advantage of Information Technology Opportunities
Jenny Clark: Promoting
Participation in Telecenters
Brett Sabien: Some
Principles of Financial Sustainability Based on Telecenters
and a Telecenter Network in Australia
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