East African Regional telecentre.org Academy

The East African Regional telecentre.org Academy witnessed its first regional meeting on May 18-19, 2009 at the Open, Distance and e-Learning Centre of Kyambogo University in Kampala. The decision to have the meeting was made at the East African Telecentre Leaders Meet in Khartoum, Sudan in June 2008. The Academy, hosted by Kyambogo University will collaborate with telecentre networks in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania while working closely with key stakeholders, such as the ministries of ICTs in the above nations, the Uganda Communications Commission, Schoolnet and other programs that promotegrassroots-level training in the region.

Contact: Rita Mijumbi (mmijumbi@yahoo.com)