| State | Agency or Organization | Title | Summary | Date | Contact Person | Phone / Address / Web site / e-mail |
| US | 21st Century Project at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin | Nurturing Neighborhood Nets | Since most well-paying jobs now demand computer skills and a rising number require familiarity with the Internet, consensus is growing that access to the Internet is as important a part of civic life as parks, public transit, libraries, and cultural cente | 10/01/97 | Gary Chapman, Lodis Rhodes | http://web.mit.edu/techreview/www/articles/oct97/chapman.html |
| DE | New York Times | Local Centers Try to Span 'Digital Divide' | An example of one of the many neighborhood centers (Urban League of Essex County's Family Technology Center) that bring high technology to poor and isolated areas where home computer ownership is a rarity | 07/24/99 | Pamela Mendels | http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/07/cyber/articles/24community.html |
| MI | Community Networking Initiative, School of Information, University of Michigan | Resources and Organizations Supporting Community Information Systems | UM-SI Community Networking Initiative is to enhance, support, and increase awareness of digital community information resources and the emerging field of community networking. | c/o Professor Joan C. Durrance | http://databases.si.umich.edu/cfdocs/Community/Related.cfm | |
| NY | The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) | NAACP to Try to Narrow the "Digital Divide" | NAACP and AT&T will partner to create technology centers in 20 cities that will provide computer training and Internet seminars | 07/13/99 | http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/013888.htm | |
| US | Wired News | NAACP,AT&T Talk Net Literacy | The NAACP and AT&T will create "technology centers" in 20 different states to promote computer and Internet literacy. AT&T will donate US$300,000 to the NAACP so the group can outfit its existing offices in several cities. | 07/13/99 | Oscar Cisneros | oscar@wired.com; http://www.wired.com/news/print_version/business/story/20701.html?wnpg=all |
| WV | Mercury Center | Seniors Strive for Computer Literacy | Since Internet access is lowest in rural states like West Virginia, and while 50 percent of Americans own computers, only 24 percent of seniors do, according to Microsoft - West Virginia will become the first state to tie into Microsoft's Internet trainin | 07/23/99 | Charleston, W.Va. | http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/013114.htm |
| US | New York Times | For Neighborhoods in Many Cities, Virtual Community Centers | Denver company offers 11 neighborhood system that residents can use to communicate among themselves and with local goverments. The network made it easy for the Interneighborhood Cooperation to disseminate information to neighborhoods about zoning changes, | 03/04/99 | Dan DuBois | http://www.neighborhoodlink.com |
| US | Community Technology Centers Network (CTCNet) | Findings From a National Survey of Users of Community Technology Centers | This report describes results from a survey of 817 people, ages 13 to 91, at 44 community-based technology centers affiliated with the CTCNet. CTCNet affiliates include libraries, youth organizations, multiservi ce agencies, stand-alone computing centers, | 07/01/98 | Clifton Chow, Jan Ellis, June Mark, Bart Wise | phone: (617) 969-7100 x2727 http://www.ctcnet.org/impact98.htm |
| US | Connumity Networking Movement | New Community Networks - Wired for Change | List of community networks (sometimes called civic networks, Free-Nets, community computing-centers, or public access networks) that are intended to advance social goals, such as building economic opportunities in disadvantaged communities. A community n | 06/01/99 | douglas@scn.org | http://www.scn.org/ip/commnet/home.html |
| US | Community Technology Centers Network (CTCNet) | Community Technology Centers Network (CTCNet) | This site is a network of more than 300 community technology centers where people get access to computers and computer-related technology, such as the Internet.The 300+ sites are enormously diverse in program areas and participating populations. Some are | ctcnet@edc.org | http://www.ctcnet.org/sitemap.htm | |
| US | Austin Free-Net | Austin Free-Net Strategic Plan | Non-profit corporation providing public access to the Internet and emerging technologies for all Austin area residents. The Austin Free-Net (AFN) provides on-line access to local, national, and international information to promote civic participation, educational excellence, economic vitality, and community involvement. AFN provides Internet-connected computers and training in public spaces. The AFN discovered that the main barriers are equipment cost and training. Public Access: AFN provides public access stations (PCs and Macs) with full access to Internet resources in libraries, community centers, health clinics, etc. Training: Training centers are being established in neighborhood locations (volunteer trainers). Non-profits: Affordable access and training for non-profits to complete the service loop for many residents, including those who don't have computers at home. | 04/01/95 | info@austinfree.net | http://www.austinfree.net/ |
| US | Plugged In | Welcome to Plugged In | Plugged In's mission is to ensure that everyone in East Palo Alto, CA, has the opportunity to fully benefit from all that the information revolution has to offer. Community Kids: a technology-based after-school program for neighborhood children. Children | 01/01/92 | http://www.pluggedin.org/ | |
| IL | NeightborTech, Inc. NeightborNet Community Electronic Network | Welcome to NeightborTech(tm), Inc. NeightborNet(tm) Community Electronic Network | NeighborTech is a not-for-profit technology access advocate agency committed to technology access for low-income residents. They have worked with Chicago Housing Authority residents training to use computers and the Internet; received and are refurbishing | 10/06/99 | Pierre A. Clark | http:/www/iit.edu/~nnet, nnet@charlie.acc.iit.edu |
| US | National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) | US Commerce Secretary William Daley Joins City And Business Leaders To Announce Efforts To Address Digital Divide | The best way to bring inner cities back to life is for government and business, educators and community leaders to work together: the critical investment in the District of Columbia is a step forward in ensuring that all children and adults have access to | 08/26/99 | Mhanley@ntia.doc.gov | http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/press/dcdividerls82499.htm |
| George Lucas Educational Foundation | George Lucas Educational Foundation | Promoting the kind of learning - where students are challenged and engaged, learn by doing, have access to interactive technologies, and are supported by inspired teachers and by members of the broader community - is what the Foundation is about. In its c | edutopia@glef.org | http://glef.org/ |