INCUBATOR/PARTNER
The India Telecentre Network is incubated by Telecentre.org Foundation
Since 2005, Telecentre.org has been a worldwide network of people and organizations committed to increasing the social and economic impact of tens of thousands of grassroots telecentres by making telecentres stronger and better at what they do. From 2010 onwards, Telecentre.org network is being managed by Telecentre.org Foundation, an independent, non-profit, non-stock international organization, registered in Manila, Philippines, with a mandate to help sustain the telecentre movement around the world. It is mainly funded by the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Microsoft, and the Philippine CICT. The work of Telecentre.org is organized around five key pillars or program areas. They are: (i) Networking,(ii) Capacity Building, (iii) Community Learning and knowledge sharing, (iv) Applied Research support to the public and private sectors, and(v) Impetus at the base of the pyramid. For details please visit
Digital Empowerment Foundation, New Delhi, India, is the partner and facilitator for the India Telecentres Network Programme
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) is a development agency, registered in New Delhi as a non-profit Society, promoting the cause of sustainable deployment and use of ICT tools and applications to bridge development and governance divides. Founded in 2002, DEF, has since transformed itself into a South Asia entity pioneering in key grassroots and outreach programs using ICTs. Over the years, DEF has taken the lead in campaigning towards ‘Digital Content for Development’ and ‘Digital Inclusion for Development’. For details please visit
Partners
Health And Social Development Research Centre (HSDRC) has been functioning as an NGO since September13, 1993 in Rajasthan (INDIA). It has been registered as a " Society" as per Registration of Societies Act, Rajasthan 1958 w.e.f September 13, 1993.
The focus of HSDRC is primarily in areas of Health, Livelihood & Women Empowerment. During these years HSDRC has been functioning with support of Government of Rajasthan, Government of India & national & international NGOs like UNFPA, UNICEF, NORAD etc
