telecentre.org is a collaborative initiative connecting telecentres, networks, innovators, social investors and other interested groups who believe that information and communications technology, used locally, strengthens individuals and the communities where they live.

Hosted by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), we invest in actions that bolster the global telecentre movement to benefit small telecentres directly. We make these investments in existing and emerging telecentre networks that provide services and learning opportunities to people working on the ground in local telecentres.

telecentre.org’s founding social investors include Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Microsoft Unlimited Potential Program and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). This partnership will expand to include new groups over time.

The International Development Research Centre is a public corporation created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems they face.

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader committed to innovation and broadening digital inclusion through its Unlimited Potential program, which enhances technology skills of underserved young people and adults through community telecentres.

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation is Switzerland’s international cooperation agency responsible for overall coordination of development activities and cooperation with Eastern Europe, as well as humanitarian aid.