RAIN Community Technology News

We are here to discuss Technology and Internet as a resource for People, as a Democratizing, Empowering tool that works to improve the quality of life for Seniors, Children and Families in many Rural and Urban Communities. The ability to access Health Information, Voter Information and Job Information really makes a difference.

This month I am working on a Telemedicine Web site for young adults. It will end up being a web site they can access from home, from the library, from school, from an Internet Cafe or from work and it provides information on how to get help and resources that can really make a difference in the life of a young person.

I've been working with Community Internet projects since the beginning. In 1991 I worked with the University of California to gain a National Science Foundation grant to get the whole thing started. We wanted to see the resources of a Community BBS and the new technology of Internet and Gopher put to work for our public schools, libraries and as a tool to increase Community Involvement in local issues of importance.



I've help build Rural Community Networks for 150 very rural, small towns in the Southwest and California. That has given us many lessons in best ways to facilitate Technology as a Tool for local people, a tool for kids and parents and seniors.



If you have an interest in Community or Rural Technology this is the place to share your ideas.



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