One Day Nigeria Zonal Workshop On Sustainability Of Community Resource Centers (crc)

KADUNA, Nigeria - Jan. 31, 2014 - PRLog -- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA THROUGH THE

UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROVISION FUND (USPF)

IN COLLABORATION WITH

INNOVATION AND ACCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

(COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRES NETWORK- NIGERIA TELECENTRE NETWORK)

Presents

ONE DAY ZONAL WORKSHOP ON

SUSTAINABILITY OF COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS (CRC)

Maidugu Guest Palace, Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria

February 13, 2014

1^ST CRCs STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT FORUM GOMBE (NORTHEAST)

PROGRAMME

DATE: 13-02-2014

VENUE: MAIDUGU HOTEL GOMBE

...addressing the Gaps and Sustainability Models

Theme: ICTs for community empowerment through knowledge-based development

Thematic areas: Health | Agriculture & commerce| Education | Peace Building & Conflict Management

Related e-Initiatives:  eHealth | eAgric - commerce| eLearning | eEarly Conflict-Disaster Warning Systems

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

7:30am - 9:00am          Registration

9:00am - 9:20am          Welcome Address by USPF Chairman/Board Member

9:20am - 10:00am          Keynote Address by the Secretary USPF:  Best Practices in Universal Service Provision

         for scaling-up and sustaining universal access for all Nigerians

10:00am -10:30am          TEA BREAK

10:30am -11:20am          Zamantakewa Model for ICTs based Community Empowerment: The Evolution of Community Communication Centres (CCCs) to Sustainable Multipurpose Community Resource Centres (CRCs)Dr Terseer Cyril Nyulaku

11:20am -11:50am          Current trends and Strategies for enabling ICTs for health education and frontline health workers support in rural communities in Nigeria.

         Dr Francis O. Ohanyido, FRSPH

11:50am - 12:20pm          Current Opportunities and access to virtual and open educational resources (OERs) for enhanced teacher productivity in basic education

         Mr Zwahu E. Yanwaidi

12:20pm 12.50pm          Enabling eAgriculture and eCommerce technologies and strategies for improved livelihoods in rural and sub-urban communities in Nigeria

         Dr Terseer Cyril Nyulaku

12:50pm -1:20pm          Strategies for domiciliation of virtual early conflict and disaster warning systems for rural communities in Nigeria

         Mr Paul Bemshima Nyulaku

1:20pm -1:50pm          Community Action Cycle: Strategies for Community Knowledge Economy

         Dr Francis O. Ohanyido, FRSPH

1:50pm -3:00pm          LUNCH BREAK

3:00pm -4:15pm          Plenary discussions on Key Issues Impacting Performance of the CRCs:

         Discussants: Google Nigeria; Gilat-Satcom Nigeria; Nigeria ICT Forum-ngNOG; FOSSFA; Telecenter.org Intl

+ Financial Sustainability: Breakeven, Profit making

+ Social Sustainability: Community Acceptance, Development, Impact

+Technology Sustainability: Connectivity, Power, Coordination, e-initiatives

+ Policy Sustainability: Conducive policy environment for operations

4:15pm - 4:30pm          Plenary Recommendations

4:30pm -5:00pm          lessons learned/ Communiqué + Action Plan

5:00pm          Close out