http://www.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1611 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.apc.org/en/news/wireless/lac/andean-schoolchildren-and-indigenous-communities-g <div class="abstract"><span class="locality">MONTEVIDEO</span> (KAH and KN for APCNews) - <p><div class="img floatleft large_thumbnail"><img src="http://www.apc.org/en/system/files/images/5.large_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-large_thumbnail" width="200" height="150" /></div> Last year <span class="caps">APC</span> and partners trained local technicians, community leaders and telecentre operators from the Andes on the basic principles of setting up <a class="glossary-term" href="/en/glossary/term/325"><acronym title="wireless technology: Wireless technology makes it possible to transfer information over a distance without the use of electrical conductors or &quot;wires&quot;. It includes computers, routers and devices such as mobile telephones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and global positioning systems (GPS). Wireless technology is credited with having a range of advantages: low cost for setting up and maintenance, its suitability for use in rural areas, speed in deployment, cost-effectiveness in rural areas where population density is low, suitability for &quot;last mile&quot; services, suitability for low-teledensity situations (where there are few fixed-line connections), mobility of service, suitability for small-scale and community use and flexibility in use. Style information: N/a Source: Wikipedia and &quot;Wi4D, techies and campaigners look at potential for the social world&quot; (APCNews, 1 December 2006).">wireless</acronym></a> <a class="glossary-term" href="/en/glossary/term/149"><acronym title="internet access: The APC Internet Rights Charter states that all people have the right to access to the internet. This requires government leadership, market engagement, and most importantly, citizen and civil society participation. Affordable, fast and easy access to the internet can help create more egalitarian societies. It can strengthen educational and health services, local business, public participation, access to information, good governance and poverty eradication. But we should not assume that all technological innovation is automatically beneficial. Civil society organisations (CSOs), governments and regulatory agencies should be aware of the internet’s potential to reinforce existing inequality. The right to internet access encompasses the right to access to infrastructure irrespective of where one lives; the right to the skills to use and shape the internet to meet one&#039;s needs; the right to interfaces, content and applications accessible to all; the right to equal access for men and women; the right to affordable access; the right to access in the workplace; the right to public access; and the right to access and create content that is culturally and linguistically diverse. Style information: N/a Source: APC Internet Rights Charter">internet access</acronym></a> in their communities. Now the participants report on the impact once they went back home.</p> </div> http://www.apc.org/en/news/wireless/lac/andean-schoolchildren-and-indigenous-communities-g#comments Wireless technology tricalcar wireless training Latin America &amp; the Caribbean Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:00:00 +0000 LisaC 7202 at http://www.apc.org