 ID: 9715
Added: 2002-09-13 13:31
Modified: 2008-08-01 15:38
Refreshed: 2012-02-10 01:11
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| Rural Development Communications Network |
The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) is a regional, inter-governmental organization comprising 13 member countries, namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh (host state), India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Its main objectives are to assist national action, encourage regional cooperation and promote rural development through research, training and information dissemination. Slow communication has a negative impact on the ability of rural development planners, policymakers and decision makers in CIRDAP member countries to transmit, utilize and exchange information and data. This project will provide an electronic communication platform by connecting the rural development ministries of CIRDAP's member countries and their designated research and development institutions, to the Internet. The second component of this project involves the Community Development Library (CDL), also based in Dhaka. CDL collects, processes and disseminates information on socio-economic issues through its central library in Dhaka and 27 rural information resource centres, including two divisional centres in Bogra and Khulna. Users of the library include workers in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), researchers, teachers, students, members of the community, etc. This project will test e-mail and Internet access at the two divisional libraries and establish linkages with CDL's central office; publish an electronic journal on development issues; organize e-mail and Internet user training in the divisional centres and central office of CDL; and establish a website of CDL publications.
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