Get Online Week 2012 is a campaign organised by Telecentre-Europe supported by the European Commission and a number of international organisations, including Microsoft, Liberty Global, European Broadcasting Union and Telecentre.org.
The annual Europe wide campaign will run between 26th and 30th March 2012, aiming to bring and engage people online. The campaign will help new internet users, and encourage existing users to take full advantage of a series of online applications and services that enhance the quality of their lives. Campaign activities will be mainly targeted towards older people, youth, unemployed and SMEs.
To achieve the desired objectives, this year Telecentre-Europe is organizing a grant scheme available to all Get Online Week national partners, where partners can get 2,500 EUR for reaching the targets.
Guidelines for national partners & telecentres and other resources like visuals and the official logo can be downloaded from the campaign’s website.
» Read more about the grant scheme
 As another new year begins, Telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) is ready to continue its role as a global leader in the growing telecentre movement.
With the approval of the 2012 workplan by the Board of Trustees last January 6, the Foundation, led by Executive Director Miguel Raimilla, is preparing to take on a number of new of challenges in 2012.
Among the significant changes approved in the workplan is the transition of the Telecentre Women: Digital Literacy Campaign from a year-long initiative to a permanent TCF program. The new Telecentre Women program will work towards gathering more resources and organizing a number of activities to support telecentre women across the globe.
» Read more on Telecentre.org’s website
 PH International‘s Tvoy Kurs trained 100.000 people during 2011 and organized a contest among the 2.222 trainers of the program. Their application stories reveal some fascinating methods & approaches to achieve succesful learning:
One of the award winners, Anastasia Ershova, stated how important it is to praise the students for even the slightest achievements: “One of our trainees confessed that he hadn’t been praised that much in his whole life and that was the major reason for him to come to the center…”
» Read more trainer tips on our community site
 Telecentre.org Foundation gained another distinction this year when it received membership status to the International Telecommunication Union’s Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D).
As a member of the ITU, TCF joins a prestigious network of more than 700 ICT regulators, policy-makers, and industry and academic experts across the globe. Among the benefits TCF will receive as part of this membership are access to the latest trends and information through the Telecommunication Information Exchange Service and eligibility to participate in all activities of the ITU Development Sector.
» View a complete list of the ITU-D’s newest members.
 ICT Development Bulgaria Association (ICTD BG) is a non-profit public benefit organization focusing on implementing research and initiatives in the field of improving citizen access to ICTs and competitive solutions, as well as raising the professional competencies of citizens through accumulation and dissemination of innovative applications and ICT-based educational content to different target groups.
The organizations employs the participation of professionals in the fields of program management, education, innovation and research and has significant experience and expertise in the elaboration, realization and distribution of digitally-enhanced training tools and programs that foster the adaptability of adult workers to the conditions of the market.
ICTD Bulgaria works closely with ECDL Bulgaria in providing testing and ECDL certifications in the area of ICT skills, operates a licensed testing centre and has established viable partnerships with the Laboratory of Telematics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Bulgarian Library and Information Association (BLIA).
www.ictdbg.eu
 Telecentre.org Foundation’s 2011 Annual Report is now available for download.
This 10-page report presents a summary of the Foundation’s accomplishments during the year 2011 as it strived to impact the telecentre community by working towards strengthening telecentre network presence, launching a global telecentre women campaign, enhancing knowledge sharing, and helping to develop competent knowledge workers. A brief summary of financial statements is also provided.
» Download a copy of the report
 In this issue: Get Online Week 2012 – Telecentre-Europe’s new member organizations – Members only strategy planning meeting – Video on Telecentre-Europe Summit 2011 – Winners of Skills for Employability Awards 2011
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