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TeleCommunities Canada Links
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Community Computer Networks, Freenets and City-Regional Guides
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Community Computer Networks, Freenets and City-Regional Guides
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Check here for the latest news on CAP/CAPYI funding and policies.
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Community ICT
-- a blog about Community Information and Communication
Technologies for communities.
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CRACIN / TC partnership 2002-2006 - www.cracin.ca
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CRACIN is a four-year partnership between
community
informatics researchers,
community
networking practitioners and
government
policy specialists.
The CRACIN acronym stands for
Canadian Research
Alliance for Community Innovation and Networking.
The project has been
funded by SSHRC's
Initiative for the New Economy (INE)
program for $899,450 over for 3 years, with a one-year extension
that concludes October 2006.
The alliance is studying community-based information and communications
technology initiatives.
TC is represented in the CRACIN project by Micheal Gurstein and Marita
Moll, who are both co-investigators and TC board members. CRACIN community
sites include Vancouver Community Network and K-Net, both of whom have
representatives on the TC board.
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Effective Use:
A community informatics strategy beyond the Digital Divide,
by Michael Gurstein
(November 2003)
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A huge industry has been created responding to the perceived social
malady, the "Digital Divide". This paper examines the concepts and
strategies underlying the notion of the Digital Divide and concludes
that it is little more than a marketing campaign for Internet service
providers. The paper goes on to present an alternative approach
- that of "effective use" - drawn from community
informatics theory which recognizes that the Internet is not simply a
source of information, but also a fundamental tool in the new digital
economy.
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www.telecentre.org:
Telecentre is a global initiative that aims to establish and sustain basics level telecentres, providing easy access to ICT and the Internet for personal and social improvement.
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Telecentre is a worldwide organization that provides access
to various technologies and solutions for individuals and
organizations around the globe, establishing development
initiatives that these recipients can significantly benefit
from. The organization is recognized globally and has received
numerous awards for its initiatives, from content solutions to
training and mentoring, to digital technologies.
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