modern technology is expanding and developing at a mind-bending rate, 50 years ago we would not have considered speaking to anyone, anywhere and at anytime we choose!
'But let us not forget that computers are ONLY tools'. The same way we use a spanner to tighten a nut or a spade to dig a hole, we use a computer for what it is...this is part of the problem, at least as far as theARCproject sees it!
We update technology at a staggering pace, we tend not to consider what will happen to our 'outdated equipment' once it is carted away!
"My dad had a wonderful hammer, he had it 40 years, he replaced the handle 20 times and the head twice!, he loved it from new."
Valuable resources are being wasted every day, most of this ICT is still perfectly functional and useable by others.
'But what of the cost?', by working with Collaborative Communities (CC) across the globe, Open-Source Technology (OST) is being developed that will run ICT simply and efficiently at low cost. Making 'obsolete' machinery - RE-USE-ABLE.
Online storage and file management systems allow for 'FREE ACCESS TO INFORMATION' wherever and whenever you need it, reducing demands on hard-drive capacity and memory functions of the ICT equipment.
This same technology can be applied to mobile phones, pda units and laptop computers!
Here in a modern Wales, despite strong findings to the contrary, the public enquiry for Betws Wind Farm, is going ahead! (surprised?) 15 turbines, well okay!
What is the community benefit?
Here's a cranky idea!!
FREEenergy - A wireless network operating across the Amman Valley. Free to use for everyone. No service charge, no fees, just a high level wireless broadband signal.
By allowing free access to information you can empower all aspects of community development at all levels of participation. Think Globally, Act Locally.
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