The Second MSSRF South - South Exchange Travelling Workshop: 30 October - 6 November 2003, Pondicherry & Tamil Nadu, India

Nambi, A.Arivudai and Arunachalam, Subbiah (2005) The Second MSSRF South - South Exchange Travelling Workshop: 30 October - 6 November 2003, Pondicherry & Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

The M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) started the South-South Exhange Travelling Workshop for ICT-enabled (Information and Communication Technologies) development practitioners. This report introduces the second workshop held in October-November 2003, including 17 participants from 14 countries. The basic objectives of the workshop include knowledge sharing and interactive learning among the workshop participants, the villagers, and the staff and volunteers of MSSRF. It was designed as a travelling workshop so that the participants have an opportunity to visit various project sites in Pondicherry and Dindugul district to gain a first hand understanding of the impacts of ICT led endeavors and interact with the villagers through focus group discussions and multi-media presentations from various volunteers managing the knowledge centres.