Past project activities carried out on a regional level by participating RCs have included: (a) The review and assessment of ICT access points/telecentres in the region covered by an RC; (b) The selection by an RC of ICT access points/telecentres to be included as knowledge hubs in the pilot phase of the project; (c) The development of regional knowledge strategies; (d) The design and implementation of regional knowledge network portals; and (e) Workshops aimed at sharing knowledge, strengthening the networking process and building the capacities of telecentre managers. On a global level, past project activities have included: (a) A global inception meeting that assembled all RCs and that included discussions about and recommendations on the project’s activities; (b) The preparation of a global strategy covering the various processes needed for the transformation of ICT access points into knowledge hubs; (c) The development of a global portal that aims at facilitating the networking process between participating ICT access points/telecentres from various regions; and d) A final global meeting that brought together all RCs and that focused on the successes, shortcomings and expectations of the project.
The next planned activity, is the “Introductory Meeting of the ESCWA Knowledge Network Steering Committee (KNSC) and Global Knowledge Network Portal (GKNP) Training Workshop.” Scheduled to take place in Beirut between 2 and 4 August 2010, this gathering will bring together, for the first time, members of the project’s newly-formed steering committee and telecentre managers.