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The
Austin Telecommunity Network Project
The
Austin Community Networking project is all about people and information.
We represent a broad-based collaboration among organizations with
varied set of skills, interests, and constituencies. What we do share
is a common vision of a community network in Austin and Travis County
that will provide a community-focused information network that includes
a Web based interactive environment that will serve to open the door
for all of our neighbors to have access to:
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Computer-based networks and services
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Community services
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Educational opportunities via distance education |
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Economic development |
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Opportunities to participate in our democratic processes
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Opportunities to explore the Internet for information
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Our current collaboration is comprised of educational institutions,
providers of technology training, healthcare organizations, Internet
access providers and a variety of community based organizations
within the City of Austin and Travis County. This collaboration
was formed to develop a community technology resource map that would
help meet the information needs of our constituents. By establishing
new centers and improving current methods of community access to
information technologies, the wealth of information that is currently
available within our respective organizations will be combined and
made accessible through the creation of an Internet-based portal.
Please refer to the following document for more information:
• Austin
Community Network Proposal to the Telecommunications Infrastructure
Fund Board Community Network Grant (PDF)
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The Austin Telecommunity
Project Network Web Site
New Materials & Resources
• Evaluation
Planning Guide (PDF)
• Needs
& Asset Assessment Tool Kit (PDF)
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Doug
Schuler, a world renown expert on community development, has uploaded
his book to the net, "New
Community Networks, Wired for Change."
Please visit this section often -- it will continue to evolve
as the Community Networking project moves forward. For more information
visit the Texas
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (TIF) Web site
or for community networking resources, please visit the following
sites:
Association
for Community Networking
Texas Community Resource Center
Project
Charlotte's Web
Metropolitan Austin Interactive
Network
TIF's
Community Network links
Center for Civic Networking
Teacher Resource Center
The Community Connector,
The University of Michigan
The Community
Network Movement
The Community Networking project is funded by a grant from
the Texas Telecommunications
Infrastructure Fund (TIF).
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