'Working for the First Wi-Fi City in Chile'
by Rosario Lizana
Salamanca (ES) is a city with a population of around 25,000. It is located in the fourth region, Coquimbo. The project is called “Salamanca: The first municipal XXI Century town”. As Atina Chile (ES) explains, this is a project that involves the municipality of Salmanca (ES) , the Pelambres Copper Foundation, D-link, and organized by the Mercator Foundation (ES). The project starts in May and, according to their site, will focus on:
Free Wi Fi for the entire Municipal town
Massive digital alphabetization for the community
Give low cost access to technologic infrastructure
Create a digital Municipality
Develop a participative digital media
Campaign 1 blog per citizen
Volunteer net from all over the country to alphabetize the community
Paula Rojo (ES), from the Mercator Foundation writes:
The 60 volunteers have understood that the children and senior citizens will look at photos while connected in the main park of Salamanca; the 300 students of digital literacy; the 200 students that are going to write on a blog, and the fact that all the authorities are working to revolutionize the city are evidence that confirm that is possible to decrease the gap that on paper cannot be removed.
You may view the latest post at
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2006/08/07/working-for-the-first-wi-fi-city-in-chile/
by Rosario Lizana
Salamanca (ES) is a city with a population of around 25,000. It is located in the fourth region, Coquimbo. The project is called “Salamanca: The first municipal XXI Century town”. As Atina Chile (ES) explains, this is a project that involves the municipality of Salmanca (ES) , the Pelambres Copper Foundation, D-link, and organized by the Mercator Foundation (ES). The project starts in May and, according to their site, will focus on:
Free Wi Fi for the entire Municipal town
Massive digital alphabetization for the community
Give low cost access to technologic infrastructure
Create a digital Municipality
Develop a participative digital media
Campaign 1 blog per citizen
Volunteer net from all over the country to alphabetize the community
Paula Rojo (ES), from the Mercator Foundation writes:
The 60 volunteers have understood that the children and senior citizens will look at photos while connected in the main park of Salamanca; the 300 students of digital literacy; the 200 students that are going to write on a blog, and the fact that all the authorities are working to revolutionize the city are evidence that confirm that is possible to decrease the gap that on paper cannot be removed.
You may view the latest post at
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2006/08/07/working-for-the-first-wi-fi-city-in-chile/
