<div> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The 4<SUP>th</SUP> telecentres leaders forum organized by Ugabytes initiative in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region><st1:place>Uganda</st1:place></st1:country-region> saw up to six countries being represented across the board being <st1:country-region><st1:place>Uganda</st1:place></st1:country-region>, Kenya Tanania,<st1:country-region><st1:place>Rwanda</st1:place></st1:country-region>,<st1:country-region><st1:place>Burundi</st1:place></st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region><st1:place>Sudan</st1:place></st1:country-region>. We were privileged on the last day to have the presence of the minister for Communication in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Uganda</st1:place></st1:country-region> <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>Honorable Alintuma
Nsambu</U></B>.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The workshop being facilitated by Mr.Loic who is an expert on Social Entrepreneurship from an organization called Nesst brought out the topic of social enterprise more practical than said. What was noted all through the forum was that Digital Villages(telecentres) need to adopt new strategies and innovativeness for self reliance that reaches out to the community yet at the same time catalyze development through social enterprise within the community members. Before<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>telecentres embark into social entrepreneurship, what is encouraged is to carry out a <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">need
assessment</B> so that the project can be embraced by the community.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">To make a digital village be self reliant and non dependent on donars,the following needs to be carried out to ensure success.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>1)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>The <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Digital</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>Village</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>(Telecentre) needs to have a clear <st1:City><st1:place>Mission</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>2)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Have a healthy relation with the key players being the community running up the ladder to its partners and friends of the organization.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>3)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Have committed
constituents.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>4)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Ability to adopt new trends and be flexible<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>5)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Have a strong leadership.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT
size=3>6)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Enable legal political and social environment<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>7)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Accountability is key<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>8)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Have sufficient financial resources<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;
TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>9)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Have valuable and useful results or impact<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>10)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Have effective high quality or work program.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Honorable Minister Nsambu pointed out that his government is behind every effort to
support digital Villages as he introduced a new computer that is being produced that uses Solar energy.</FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">This is Jose' Njuki-Imwe Ngunjiri Reporting.</FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></div> <div> </div><p>
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