http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1203 Comments for "Neighborhood Information Units (NIU)" en http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1203 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-6"><table class="actable" width="470px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr><td class="actable-left" width="175px" valign="top"> <div class="flexinode-textfield-23"> <strong>Managing Organization: </strong> Colnodo <br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-textfield-38"> <strong>Activity URL: </strong> <dd><a href="http://www.colnodo.apc.org/acceso_comunitario.html" TARGET="_blank">http://www.colnodo.apc.org/acceso_comunitario.html</a></dd><br /><br /> </div> <td width="295px" valign="top" align="left"> <div class="flexinode-textarea-22"> <strong>Activity Description: </strong> Neighborhood Information Units (NIU) look to build a community-oriented information network. The idea is to use the Internet to allow residents of NIU neighborhoods (on the outskirts of Bogota) to establish contact with each other, with other communities in Bogota, and with the rest of the world. The Neighborhood Information Unit is a space to share experiences and increase neighborhood involvement in city issues, and has contributed to generating employment, satisfying the need for information, and in general, democratizing access to knowledge.<br class="clear" /></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1203">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1203#comment Telecommunications and IT Activity Active Colombia Consumer International Agency Funded Non-profit Activity Philanthropy Funded Latin America Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:43:21 -0400 admin 1203 at http://www.nextbillion.net