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Community Networks and Local Access Monthly Newsletter - Number 28
Community Networks and Local Access Monthly Newsletter - Number 28 27 August 2020

Welcome to the 28th monthly round-up of developments impacting your local access networks.

Community Networks Stories: A rainbow of contents in the sky
Community Networks Stories: A rainbow of contents in the sky 21 August 2020 Blanca Cruz for TIC A.C.

The 1st Technological Faena proposed installing a community intranet for the assembly. They would start by preparing a basic virtual browsing experience that would allow users to download files and take them to their communities without using the global internet and without the need for mobile data.

Community Networks Stories: Access is not enough – the need for locally relevant content and platforms to bridge the digital divide
Community Networks Stories: Access is not enough – the need for locally relevant content and platforms to bridge the digital divide 13 August 2020 TunapandaNET

The Connecting the Unconnected catalytic interventions grant enabled the TunapandaNET community network to collaborate with Murambinda Works in Zimbabwe to address the “after access” challenges of locally relevant content and platforms.

REG4COVID: Community network responses to the pandemic
REG4COVID: Community network responses to the pandemic 04 August 2020 Marta Kopp

As a part of the ITU's pandemic response, the platform REG4COVID was launched, providing a space for regulators and civil society to share their own initiatives. APC asked their community network partners to contribute to the platform, given the general absence of civil society input.

Community Networks and Local Access Monthly Newsletter - Number 27
Community Networks and Local Access Monthly Newsletter - Number 27 30 July 2020

Welcome to the 27th monthly round-up of developments impacting your local access networks.

Community Networks Stories: Sharing the vision and importance of the network, to improve and strengthen people’s lives
Community Networks Stories: Sharing the vision and importance of the network, to improve and strengthen people’s lives 15 July 2020 Nontsokolo Sigcau for Zenzeleni

Nontsokolo Sigcau, better known by those around her as Mama Sigcau, is one of the pillars in the community of Mankosi as well as one of the original Zenzeleni Mankosi Cooperative directors, and has been involved in the network through its multiple phases over the last seven years.

Community Networks Stories: ComunicArte gathering in Colombia fosters mutual learning among peers
Community Networks Stories: ComunicArte gathering in Colombia fosters mutual learning among peers 01 July 2020 Colnodo

The five-day event combined workshops in Popayán, where representatives of community networks from throughout the region shared experiences and knowledge with the others, and a day-trip visit to the RedINC community network in the municipality of Buenos Aires, Cauca.

Community Networks Stories: Knowledge and experience sharing among networks brings the spirit of teamwork and the power of collaboration
Community Networks Stories: Knowledge and experience sharing among networks brings the spirit of teamwork and the power of collaboration 26 June 2020 ASORCOM

Alternative Solutions for Rural Communities (ASORCOM) in Myanmar believes that building a community network is not just about internet connectivity, but also working with the community, building trust, providing support and sharing skills for their sustainable development.

Community Networks and Local Access Monthly Newsletter - Number 26
Community Networks and Local Access Monthly Newsletter - Number 26 25 June 2020

Welcome to the 26th monthly round-up of developments impacting your local access networks.

Community Networks Stories: When internet access goes beyond service provision to become a community-managed common good
Community Networks Stories: When internet access goes beyond service provision to become a community-managed common good 24 June 2020 IBEBrasil

It’s sometimes difficult to see changes in the short term, but it is undeniable that internet access as a common good made a big difference in these Brazilian communities who have control over their own infrastructure.

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