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7 May 2013
Dominican Republic's Community Technology Centers Fight Digital Poverty
In the Dominican Republic, there are 93 community technology centers and counting, part of a nationwide effort to bring computer and Internet access to some of the most remote corners of the country.
4 March 2013
The iLabs: Letting Context Drive Development
The iLabs recognize that a focus on local interpretation over foreign “experts” brings in local knowledge of what does and doesn't work – extending their impacts beyond the life of a single project: "We believe that the most efficient programs and technologies are developed flexibly, with a base in the active participation of the communities they serve..."
5 February 2013
Spaces: AltCity, Coworking in Beirut
AltCity is Beirut’s first coworking space; a solution to freelancers’ isolation and also a way to meet people working in similar fields, the space addresses practical issues of prohibitively high office costs while fostering a community among web developers, activists, and designers. It also provides a space to train the city's unheard voices in new media.
30 July 2012
Physical Spaces as Catalysts for Greater Digital Participation
Join New Tactics, Rising Voices, SMEX, and other practitioners for an online dialogue on “Physical Spaces as Catalysts for Greater Digital Citizen Participation” from August 8-14, 2012.
