Stories about Access
Women creating socially sustainable wireless community networks in India
The Digital Empowerment Foundation in India is training women “barefoot engineers” to provide opportunities for women to feel empowered to act in a field that they were previously restricted from entering.
Why localizing tech matters
"My mother tongue, Shona [...] isn’t very high on the “food chain” when it comes time to chose which languages are made available online..."
Community networks and local access monthly newsletter – number 11
The October 2018 newsletter is part of the project titled, “Local Access Networks: Can the unconnected connect themselves?” developed by APC in partnership with Internet Society and Rhizomática.
Community networks and local access monthly newsletter – number 10
The September 2018 newsletter is part of the project titled, “Local Access Networks: Can the unconnected connect themselves?” developed by APC in partnership with Internet Society and Rhizomática.
Community networks and local access monthly newsletter – number 9
The August 2018 newsletter is part of the project titled, “Local Access Networks: Can the unconnected connect themselves?” developed by APC in partnership with Internet Society and Rhizomática.
Community networks and local access monthly newsletter – number 8
The July 2018 newsletter is part of the project titled, “Local Access Networks: Can the unconnected connect themselves?” developed by APC in partnership with Internet Society and Rhizomática.
A pathway towards community access: From telecentres to community networks
“Thinking about the future, I believe that if we can articulate these networks in an appropriate way, then we can have a very large network controlled by the people.”
Community networks empower the unconnected to take an active role in defending their right to connectivity
Community networks face two major challenges: achieving community participation and commitment, and circumventing regulatory mechanisms necessary for their implementation.
Telecentres serve as spaces in which communities share new technologies
"The essential element in terms of telecentres is the community.."
Community networks and local access monthly newsletter – number 5
The April 2018 newsletter is part of the project titled, “Local Access Networks: Can the unconnected connect themselves?” developed by APC in partnership with Internet Society and Rhizomática,
Community Networks and Local Access Monthly Newsletter – Number 4
The March 2018 newsletter is part of the project titled, “Local Access Networks: Can the unconnected connect themselves?” developed by APC in partnership with Internet Society and Rhizomática,
The Community Report for the Indigenous Connectivity Summit
We're sharing a republication of the Executive Summary of the Internet Society's Community Report highlighting their recent Indigenous Connectivity Summit. Read more for a link to the full report.
Community Networks and Local Access Monthly Newsletter – Number 3
The February 2018 newsletter is part of the project titled, “Local Access Networks: Can the unconnected connect themselves?” developed by APC in partnership with Internet Society and Rhizomática,