[Advisors] Growth of Fab Labs in Canada

[Garth Graham]

Victoria Free-Net is partnered with Victoria Makerspace <http://makerspace.ca>.   We both occupy the same building at the Vancouver Isalnd Technology Park.  We are their ISP.  We assisted in wiring their internal computer network and it is hard wired to us.  We want to work with them to increase the network of volunteer hackers, DIY coders, and systems analysts available to bootstrap our own services and to apply those services to broader community development ends.  We want to increase local capacity to act in the context of DIY, collaboration and crowd sourcing in resolving local problems.  But currently we lack the resources to walk through an open door.

When I looked at SparkLabs under that Telecentre.org umbrella http://www.telecentre.org/programs/sparklab/ I was a little put off by the constrictions of the agreement they wanted. But it may be worth another look as a simple route to connecting any Canadian network internationally.

So, yes, we are interested in partnering.
GG


> On Jan 9, 2016, at 3:27 PM, Monique Chartrand <direction at communautique.qc.ca> wrote:
> 
> Happy New Year to you,
> 
> We work more than ever this year to the growth of Fab Labs in Canada. We are counting on thirty developing projects in Quebec but we realize that the rest of Canada seems to show some delay. 
> 
> I would like to explore with you the possibilities that Telecommunités Canada may join us as co-promoter of an approach to find the breeding grounds in Canada and contribute to help on working conditions to their developpement (perhaps a new access program).
> 
> We are advancing well with McConnell Foundation, and we are to identify which organizations would be interested in co-promoting or partnering in the development of this network in line with values ​​and impacts already established by CAP sites. 
> 
> I also wonder if among you there would be developers or partners interested in participating in this development in your provinces.
> 
> Looking forward to reading you,
> 
> Monique
> 
> 
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