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Article 19. Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. --Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Artículo 19. Todo individuo tiene derecho a la libertad de opinión y de expresión; este derecho incluye el no ser molestado a causa de sus opiniones, el de investigar y recibir informaciones y opiniones, y el de difundirlas, sin limitación de fronteras, por cualquier medio de expresión. Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos (1948)
Digital Divide: Social/ economic/environmental/political/technological
1. Individuals/Communities
▪ Availability of technology infrastructure—dial-up, broadband (cable, dsl, wireless/mobile access, satellite, power lines)
▪ Accessibility: geographical, literacy, income, age, gender, physical/mental ability, language,
▪ Relevance, fear, lack of awareness of the Internet and technology
▪ Fast pace of development in the technology industry
▪ Civic participation :: federal, state, municipal
▪
2. Organizational Divide
▪ Organizational capacity: staffing and leadership, equipment, programs, planning, security, technical skills of volunteer and paid staff, affordable technical assistance, technology planning, space
▪ Leadership and members’ adoption of technology hardware, Internet and software tools
▪ Fast pace of development in the technology industry (need v. want)
▪ Cost: Proprietary (Microsoft) v. Open Source (Ubuntu Linux, OpenOffice) tools, training, maintenance, upgrades,
▪ Civic Participation :: federal, state, municipal
▪
3. Equitable Access Issues▪ Awareness of equitable access issues
▪ Advocacy (policy, accessibility, multilingual resources)
▪ Relevant/Appropriate/Innovative Technology, Tools, Content :: freedom of information, filtering, cultural and age-appropriate, content management
▪ Environmental—production, appropriate use, disposal,
▪ Municipal v. Corporate ownership, development, and implementation of infrastructure, media, technology, applications
▪ Privacy, security,
▪ Media and Internet Justice (community media, technology, telecommunications, policy, activism)
4. Tools (selected, no commercial endorsement implied)
a. Email
▪ Yahoo! (free, web-based, sign-up open)
▪ Gmail (free, proprietary owned by Google, web-based, searchable, must be invited)
▪ SquirrelMail (free, open source, web-based remote access, needs support)
b. Groups (calendars, archives, database, polls, email list)
▪ Yahoo! (free, web-based, easy to learn)
▪ CivicSpace (free, requires set-up and support, tailored to your needs)
▪ Convio (paid, tailored to your needs)
c. Newsletters
▪ Nonrofit Times :: Alternative Media Boosting Responsed.
d. PR
▪ PRWeb News release tips
e. Web sites
f. Web logs (blogs), video blogs :: community, neighborhood, organizational news, information-sharing
Website 101 Blogging Tutorial :
▪ Blogger (free, web-based or own server, easy to use, multiple authors)
▪ Typepad (paid, web-based, relatively easy to use, multiple authors)
▪ Examples of blogs: UnknownCity
▪ Art For a Change
▪ MoveOn.Org
Resources
▪ American Library Association
▪ Community Technology Centers’ Network (has a start-up toolkit useful for technology planning) <>
▪ Children’s Partnership
▪ ContentBank
▪ PolicyLink
▪ Digital Divide Network
▪ TechSoup : The Technology Place for Nonprofits. See also: "How Open Source Can Open Doors for Nonprofits"
▪ Muniwireless
▪ N*TEN (Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network. See also their 502 TechClub info)
▪ Institute for Global Communications
▪ Association for Community Networking
▪ Rural Telecommunications Congress
▪ American Bar Association Center for Pro Bono :: Rural Delivery
▪ Knowbility (disability resources)
Next Steps
Events (2005)
May
▪ Media Reform (St. Louis)
▪ N*TEN San Diego Regional Conference
June
▪ Neighborhood Networks 10th Anniversary National Training Conference (Florida)
Something Interesting
The Triple Revolution
A letter was sent on March 22, 1964 by The Ad Hoc Committee
on the Triple Revolution to President Lyndon B. Johnson. The White
House reply from Mr. Lee White, Assistant Special Counsel to the Presi-
dent, was received shortly. The letter to the President, together with the
Report, was also sent to the Majority and Minority leaders of the Senate and
the House of Representatives and to the Secretary of Labor.
Excerpt of the “Triple Revolution”:
This statement is written in the recognition that mankind is at a historic
conjuncture which demands a fundamental reexamination of existing
values and institutions. At this time three separate and mutually reinforc-
ing revolutions are taking place:
The Cybernation Revolution: A new era of production has begun. Its
principles of organization are as different from those of the industrial era
as those of the industrial era were different from the agricultural. The
cybernation revolution has been brought about by the combination of the
computer and the automated self-regulating machine. This results in a
system of almost unlimited productive capacity which requires progres-
sively less human labor. Cybernation is already reorganizing the economic
and social system to meet its own needs.
The Weaponry Revolution: New forms of weaponry have been developed
which cannot win wars but which can obliterate civilization. We are recog-
nizing only now that the great weapons have eliminated war as a method
for resolving international conflicts. The ever-present threat of total
destruction is tempered by the knowledge of the final futility of war. The
need of a "warless world" is generally recognized, though achieving it will
be a long and frustrating process.
The Human Rights Revolution: A universal demand for full human rights
is now clearly evident. It continues to be demonstrated in the civil rights
movement within the United States. But this is only the local manifestation
of a worldwide movement toward the establishment of social and political
regimes in which every individual will feel valued and none will feel
rejected on account of his race.
Artículo 19. Todo individuo tiene derecho a la libertad de opinión y de expresión; este derecho incluye el no ser molestado a causa de sus opiniones, el de investigar y recibir informaciones y opiniones, y el de difundirlas, sin limitación de fronteras, por cualquier medio de expresión. Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos (1948)
Digital Divide: Social/ economic/environmental/political/technological
1. Individuals/Communities
▪ Availability of technology infrastructure—dial-up, broadband (cable, dsl, wireless/mobile access, satellite, power lines)
▪ Accessibility: geographical, literacy, income, age, gender, physical/mental ability, language,
▪ Relevance, fear, lack of awareness of the Internet and technology
▪ Fast pace of development in the technology industry
▪ Civic participation :: federal, state, municipal
▪
2. Organizational Divide
▪ Organizational capacity: staffing and leadership, equipment, programs, planning, security, technical skills of volunteer and paid staff, affordable technical assistance, technology planning, space
▪ Leadership and members’ adoption of technology hardware, Internet and software tools
▪ Fast pace of development in the technology industry (need v. want)
▪ Cost: Proprietary (Microsoft) v. Open Source (Ubuntu Linux, OpenOffice) tools, training, maintenance, upgrades,
▪ Civic Participation :: federal, state, municipal
▪
3. Equitable Access Issues▪ Awareness of equitable access issues
▪ Advocacy (policy, accessibility, multilingual resources)
▪ Relevant/Appropriate/Innovative Technology, Tools, Content :: freedom of information, filtering, cultural and age-appropriate, content management
▪ Environmental—production, appropriate use, disposal,
▪ Municipal v. Corporate ownership, development, and implementation of infrastructure, media, technology, applications
▪ Privacy, security,
▪ Media and Internet Justice (community media, technology, telecommunications, policy, activism)
4. Tools (selected, no commercial endorsement implied)
a. Email
▪ Yahoo! (free, web-based, sign-up open)
▪ Gmail (free, proprietary owned by Google, web-based, searchable, must be invited)
▪ SquirrelMail (free, open source, web-based remote access, needs support)
b. Groups (calendars, archives, database, polls, email list)
▪ Yahoo! (free, web-based, easy to learn)
▪ CivicSpace (free, requires set-up and support, tailored to your needs)
▪ Convio (paid, tailored to your needs)
c. Newsletters
▪ Nonrofit Times :: Alternative Media Boosting Responsed.
d. PR
▪ PRWeb News release tips
e. Web sites
f. Web logs (blogs), video blogs :: community, neighborhood, organizational news, information-sharing
Website 101 Blogging Tutorial :
▪ Blogger (free, web-based or own server, easy to use, multiple authors)
▪ Typepad (paid, web-based, relatively easy to use, multiple authors)
▪ Examples of blogs: UnknownCity
▪ Art For a Change
▪ MoveOn.Org
Resources
▪ American Library Association
▪ Community Technology Centers’ Network (has a start-up toolkit useful for technology planning) <>
▪ Children’s Partnership
▪ ContentBank
▪ PolicyLink
▪ Digital Divide Network
▪ TechSoup : The Technology Place for Nonprofits. See also: "How Open Source Can Open Doors for Nonprofits"
▪ Muniwireless
▪ N*TEN (Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network. See also their 502 TechClub info)
▪ Institute for Global Communications
▪ Association for Community Networking
▪ Rural Telecommunications Congress
▪ American Bar Association Center for Pro Bono :: Rural Delivery
▪ Knowbility (disability resources)
Next Steps
Events (2005)
May
▪ Media Reform (St. Louis)
▪ N*TEN San Diego Regional Conference
June
▪ Neighborhood Networks 10th Anniversary National Training Conference (Florida)
Something Interesting
The Triple Revolution
A letter was sent on March 22, 1964 by The Ad Hoc Committee
on the Triple Revolution to President Lyndon B. Johnson. The White
House reply from Mr. Lee White, Assistant Special Counsel to the Presi-
dent, was received shortly. The letter to the President, together with the
Report, was also sent to the Majority and Minority leaders of the Senate and
the House of Representatives and to the Secretary of Labor.
Excerpt of the “Triple Revolution”:
This statement is written in the recognition that mankind is at a historic
conjuncture which demands a fundamental reexamination of existing
values and institutions. At this time three separate and mutually reinforc-
ing revolutions are taking place:
The Cybernation Revolution: A new era of production has begun. Its
principles of organization are as different from those of the industrial era
as those of the industrial era were different from the agricultural. The
cybernation revolution has been brought about by the combination of the
computer and the automated self-regulating machine. This results in a
system of almost unlimited productive capacity which requires progres-
sively less human labor. Cybernation is already reorganizing the economic
and social system to meet its own needs.
The Weaponry Revolution: New forms of weaponry have been developed
which cannot win wars but which can obliterate civilization. We are recog-
nizing only now that the great weapons have eliminated war as a method
for resolving international conflicts. The ever-present threat of total
destruction is tempered by the knowledge of the final futility of war. The
need of a "warless world" is generally recognized, though achieving it will
be a long and frustrating process.
The Human Rights Revolution: A universal demand for full human rights
is now clearly evident. It continues to be demonstrated in the civil rights
movement within the United States. But this is only the local manifestation
of a worldwide movement toward the establishment of social and political
regimes in which every individual will feel valued and none will feel
rejected on account of his race.
