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| An extract from an article by Steve Cisler |
"What makes me optimistic are the grass-roots workers and activists and other technical experts in many countries who ignore the barriers and are able to cultivate small oases of innovation and inclusiveness in problematic environments.
They need support from each other and from outsiders, and of course the communication networks have helped make this easier.
Because the problems are solutions are a mix of local and global, the need to convene and network both locally, regionally, and internationally puts a big burden on organisations with little money for travel or time spent away from their local efforts.
We have to make better use of face-to-face time together and learn how it can be effectively augmented with common online tools. The fabled gap may not lessen, but the threads will increase and loose network connections will grow stronger."
The above is an edited extract from 'Digital divide: metastasis of a buzzword' by Steve Cisler.
Community Support has been developing the Local Online project in an attempt to help bridge the digital divide. Organisers material is in the Organisers Local Online - OLO section.
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