RUNetwork Pilot Project in Jamaica
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Lead Organisation |
CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SERVICE |
Type of Project Activity |
Project which enable ICT4D environment |
Project URL |
http://www.caisnet.org/jamaica_pilot_project.htm |
Brief Description |
A RUNetwork café is a "shop" (Information Café) in a rural community that has the capability to connect to the Internet and has a library of CD’s with appropriate information for the community. A Regional Information Broker (RIB) will be responsible for the exchange of information and the consolidation of local knowledge base. He/She will help farmers/community members to get information that they request to improve their livelihood. The RIB will also facilitate communication of the rural population with the Internet, provide computer training and other computer based services. Each site will be equipped with two desktop personal computers, with printer, scanner, digital camera, audio-visual recorder to facilitate the collection of information in the form of print, video and voice recordings, as well as sufficient infrastructure to connect to the Internet. Sufficient Information and communication technology (ICT) training to empower the community and RIB to make efficient use of the equipment and the Internet will be provided as necessary. |
Contact name |
NC |
Contact email |
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Contact Phone/Fax |
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Regular Postal Address |
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Affiliated Organisations |
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Funding Agencies |
Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)
Caribbean Agricultural Information Service (CAIS)
German Center for Documentation and Information in Agriculture (ZADI) |
Target Beneficiaries |
Rural community |
Start Date |
1-01-2000 |
End Date |
26-01-2007 |
Project Budget |
NC |
Current Status |
Completed |
Countr(ies) Involved |
Jamaica |
Sector |
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Description of ICT Components |
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Millennium Development Goals |
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Project Document(s) |
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