The MSP paradigm defined in the context of Mission 2007 or the Grameen Gyan Abhiyan, the Indian telecentre movement. PPT Dated 2007

1. Multi-Stakeholder Partnership
(MSP)
The Mission 2007 Approach

2. WHY MSP?
The Hypothesis
 Knowledge is as critical for holistic
development of communities as access
to material resources!
 ICTs can play an enabling role in
accessing knowledge.
 For ICT enabled development,
partnerships are indispensable.

3. What is MSP?
The Definition
 MSPs are partnership between various
sectors of the society, such as the Public,
Private, CSO, Academia, Media, etc.
 Built on the premises of equality,
transparency, accountability, mutual sharing
of risks and benefits.
 Facilitating the use of ICTs for development.

4. Why not PPP or Multi-Sectoral
Partnerships?
 MSPs are unique!
 The partners are “stakeholders”!
 They have a stake or an interest in the issue
area that the partnership is addressing;
 They are influenced by any decisions in the
issue area;
 They can also influence decisions in the issue
area!
 They represent a “coalition of the concerned”!

5. Distinguishing Characteristics
of M2007 MSP
 Aims to convert every Indian village into
a knowledge centre.
 Mission as a “ Coalition of the
Concerned”
 An evolving MSP partnership platform.
 MSP operating at various levels: village,
state, national and even international!
 Based on the theory of “convergence”.

6. Mission 2007: Summary Matrix
Intended
Design Resources &
Development Partners
Parameters Competencies
Outcomes
Promoting rural 5Cs of Mission 2007: Civil Society Vision and charting the
communities’ access to Organizations roadmap to achieve Mission
knowledge through ICT • Connectivity objectives
tools to enhance
livelihood opportunities • Content Government Appropriate ICT policy
through: Organizations enactments, regulations and
• Coordination policy changes
‘Reaching the
unreached’ and ‘voicing • Care & Management Private Sector Provision of appropriate ICT
the voiceless’ tools, development of user-
• Capacity building friendly software
•Developing locally
suitable and user friendly International Funding Financial support
connectivity Agencies
•Transforming knowledge Media Publicity and ally to
receivers into knowledge outreach
creators
Academia (18) like Research and development;
Generation of need &
• IGNOU, MIT, IIT, etc. distance learning programs
demand based
knowledge database Grassroots/Community creating knowledge
database and operating
village telecenters