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Thanks for your input so far folks -- very helpful. First mtg of this
cttee is Friday -- so still time to gather input.<br>
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This project is going to be giving away lots of money and I am looking
for models that would include small community projects that impact many
people on the ground without incurring massive administrative costs.
If there was a model that distributed $25,000 to organizations to
enable 3-4 small local projects -- would that be useful to any groups
represented here? If so, please tell me how it might work so I can
have some examples at my fingertips.<br>
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I am just trying to steer this towards a building fund not an awards
fund.<br>
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Marita <br>
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On 11/22/2013 1:52 PM, Monique Chartrand wrote:
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<div>Great news !</div>
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<div>As a suggestion and to promote appropriation of Fab Labs by
communities, we could build a pilot-project to implement the idea of
Fablabs. As in the beginning of CAP-Sites, funding could be used toward
acquisition of equipment and training of local resources to build an
infrastructure of labs. In regard of training, this could help small
community to develop 21st century digital skills (3D design,
electronics, etc) and micro-production facility.<br>
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Considering the future development of the <i>internet of object</i><i>s</i> and
the everlasting digital gap, it could have a positive impact on our
communities, as we've seen with échoFab. As of now, many countries have
similar plans of their own, often in rural or semi-rural areas. We can
even imagine some CAP-Site becoming project leaders in that field.</div>
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<div>Bonne journée,</div>
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<div>Monique</div>
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<div>Le 2013-11-22 à 09:59, Marita Moll a écrit :</div>
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<div>Discussion for this list only -- please.<br>
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Hello folks. I am happy to let you know (a bit in advance of any CIRA
marketing campaign), that I have been asked to be a community
representative on a new CIRA cttee that will "encourage community
projects and education and research activities." It will distribute a
fair amount of money each year for projects like digital literacy,
soft infrastructure, internet governance, and security and stability.
The mechanics of this are just being worked out and I would feel a lot
more grounded in my suggestions on how this could benefit some of our
communities if I could go in armed with suggestions from actual people
working in the field.<br>
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I'm asking for a bit of stargazing here, if anyone is up to it. Let's
think long term here -- how can such a fund support digital literacy
and other community internet projects?<br>
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I am only one person on the committee of 8, but I don't think others
have the kind of community practitioner connection. So, I'd like to
use that to our advantage. There will be lots of competition out there
for more visible and sexy projects -- but this is a chance for small
communities to have a say. Let's see what we can do!<br>
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Marita<br>
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